The NZ Transport Agency has finalised new Funding Assistance Rates (FARs) for transport investments made by local authorities and other ‘approved organisations’, following an extensive review of the FAR system.
The NZ Transport Agency says a major national health and safety award won by the M2PP Alliance is a testament to the superb efforts being undertaken by the Expressway construction team to protect the wellbeing of every worker, visitor, and member of the public.
Four independent commissioners have released their recommendations regarding the $600million Southern Links roading project, following a hearing earlier this year.
As the upgrade of the State Highway 1/ Selwyn Avenue intersection in Whāngārei nears completion, the NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to plan ahead as the final programme of work intensifies.
Construction at two busy sections of Auckland’s motorway network – the Te Atatu interchange on the Northwestern and the Greville Road interchange on the Northern - will cause significant disruption this weekend (7-10 November) and people face long delays if they want to drive through either work site.
Drivers are being urged to take care on SH12 through the Waipoua Forest in Northland, with a section of the highway temporarily reduced to a single lane due to an underslip 3km south of the visitors’ centre.
The NZ Transport Agency says significant lane closures will have a big impact on drivers using a section of Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) and the Te Atatu interchange during the weekend of 7 to 10 November.
Motorists are being warned of possible delays on State Highway 1 to the west of Christchurch this weekend as the asphalt top coat is laid on the third stage of the Western Corridor.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 31 October. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers to plan for a weekend closure of the Greville Road interchange on Auckland’s Northern Motorway (State Highway 1), starting next Friday (7 November).
Work is on track at the Diana Falls slip site for State Highway 6 through Haast Pass to re-open to night-time traffic from next Wednesday 5 November – the first time since September 2013.