The Tauriko Enabling Works will improve safety at intersections of SH29 with Redwood Lane, Belk Road and Cambridge Road, enable housing development within Tauriko West, support further development of Tauriko Business Estate, protect freight routes and improve access to public transport.
The Tauriko West project supports economic growth, productivity and housing development, improves safety, and provides a more resilient roading network.
A major slip in April 2017 left SH3 through the Manawatū Gorge impassable. A new road has been built over the Ruahine Range, to provide a safe, resilient, and efficient route between Woodville and Ashhurst. The new highway opened to traffic on 11 June 2025.
In 2017, the section of State Highway 3 through Te Āpiti – Manawatū Gorge was closed following a series of massive slips. This project is investigating the future of the old road.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) has endorsed the Northwest Rapid Transit Investment Case recommending a busway alongside State Highway 16 between Brigham Creek and the city centre.
Te Ara o Te Ata – Mt Messenger Bypass is a new 6km route that avoids the existing steep, narrow and winding route over Mt Messenger on State Highway 3 in North Taranaki.
Te Ara Tupua is the project that will improve transport resilience and create a walking and cycling link between Wellington and Lower Hutt. t will deliver a safe route which will seamlessly connect more people to transport options in both Wellington and the Hutt Valley.
We’re making improvements to SH3 between Waitara and Bell Block that will make the road safer and cater for population growth.
Te Hana to Port Marsden Highway is one of the 3 Roads of National Significance (RoNS) that make up the Northland Corridor, a 100-kilometre strategic route connecting Auckland to Whangārei. This section is the longest of the corridor, a 45km stretch, which includes the Brynderwyn Hills alternative.
Supporting the development of Auckland’s new future urban growth areas over the next 30-plus years.
