The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is planning the next stage of improvements to State Highway 1 (SH1) in Whangarei after the successful completion of the upgrade at the intersection of Central Avenue/SH1 (Western Hills Drive).
The Prime Minister, John Key, today turned the first spade of soil marking the official start of work on the NZ Transport Agency’s $220m upgrade of the Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) causeway in west Auckland.
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 May.
All lanes on the Newmarket Viaduct on Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) have re-opened but the NZ Transport Agency’s says congestion on the motorway is still heavy and drivers face delays.
Strong winds, heavy rain and higher than normal tides are forecast for Auckland during the weekend and the NZ Transport Agency says drivers should take care on sections of the motorway network close to the Waitemata Harbour.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will undertake geotechnical ground investigations next Monday as part of the Maunganui-Girven Road and Te Maunga SH29/SH2 intersections improvement project.
China's continued economic strength and the accelerating number of Chinese tourists visiting New Zealand is prompting an NZ Transport Agency safety campaign directed at tourism companies specialising in holidaymakers from the Asian nation.
The maximum limit for a road user charges (RUC) licence purchased online will be removed from 25 May 2013 says Celia Patrick, the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) group manager of Access and Use.
HEB Construction, on behalf of the NZ Transport Agency, will be temporarily closing the Papakura southbound on and off-ramp onto the Southern Motorway (SH1) over Queen's Birthday weekend, weather permitting.
Upgrades continue at several locations on Northlands state highway network, and the NZ Transport Agency reminds road users of the need to be aware of some changes in highway layouts at those sites, and observe restricted speed limits for safe travel.
Work will get underway within the next few weeks building new on-and-off ramps for the Northern Motorway at the Lineside Road (State Highway 71)/Smith Street interchange, near Kaiapoi.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will close Milford Road from the eastern entrance of the Homer Tunnel for between 10 and 14 days from this Thursday (23 May), to carry out emergency safety work to remove an unstable rock feature high above the western entrance to Homer Tunnel.
The NZ Transport Agency says the rollout of new electronic ticket readers on Auckland buses will also be good news for people using public transport well beyond the boundaries of New Zealands largest city.
Motorists travelling the new Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 1 are saving up to nine minutes in travel time in each direction - for a total time saving of up to 18 minutes a day.