Waitematā Harbour Connections is a significant city-shaping project for Tāmaki Makaurau. It will provide for a well-connected, efficient transport system and greater long-term resilience of the wider transport network.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is making changes to the existing state highway network and providing people with important information about using the wider transport network to help support safe and efficient journeys to and from Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui (Wellington).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency sought public input into proposals to set permanent new speed limits for State Highway 1 and State Highway 59, and local link roads connected to Transmission Gully. Based on the feedback received during consultation, new speed limits are now in operation.
The Wellington Northern Corridor improvements will provide safe, efficient and reliable travel that communities and businesses can rely on to grow and prosper.
When a new expressway opens, the old state highway needs to be converted into a local road – removing the state highway status. This process is known as ‘revocation’ and passes the ownership and maintenance of the road to the relevant local authority. In this case, Kāpiti Coast District Council.
The Wellington Transport Alliance (WTA) maintains and operates the state highway network and assets in the Greater Wellington region. WTA connects the Wellington region so you can get where you’re going safely and reliably.
As part of wider plans to improve public transport in the northwest of Auckland, a new bus station at Westgate is being constructed. The station will connect local bus services with WX1 express services to the city centre.
Plans for walking and cycling improvements throughout the Whakatipu Basin will make it safer and easier for locals and visitors to move around the region. The cycling and walking routes will improve connections to both existing and new trails and connect to key destinations throughout the Basin.