Initial findings from the geotechnical investigation into the large hillside slip that caused significant damage to State Highway 4 confirm that the work to reinstate the route will be significant and complex.
The NZ Transport Agency is currently identifying highways where lower speed limits could help save lives and reduce serious crashes, and where communities are wanting change.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that Remutaka Hill Road will be closed from midnight tonight, Wednesday 9 October, to approximately 5.30am tomorrow, Thursday 10 October to recover a truck.
The NZ Transport Agency says work is well underway to address the findings of the Ministry of Transport’s review of the Agency’s regulatory capability and performance, commissioned by the Minister of Transport in October 2018 and published today.
Twelve railway level crossings across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty are undergoing safety upgrades, as the NZ Transport Agency and KiwiRail work together to make level crossings safer for road users and pedestrians.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect delays on State Highway 2, approximately 1 kilometre south of the Waipaoa Bridge, from Friday 11 October.
A high-risk stretch of state highway in North Canterbury has had a $3.5million safety boost, with new rumble strips, safety barriers, signage and bridge barrier upgrades now in place.
Construction of a landmark new pedestrian bridge is under way over the Southern Motorway at Pescara Point in Papakura as part of the Southern Corridor Improvements project.
State Highway 4, between Raetihi and the intersection with Fields Track, remains closed while geotechnical investigations into the underslip that caused significant damage to the road continue.
People who usually travel between Greymouth and Stillwater on SH7 will need to keep using the detour on the north side of the Grey River via Taylorville until further notice.
Planned full night time closures of State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill are set to resume from Sunday 10 November to enable essential maintenance and slip prevention works to be safely carried out.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising people to expect a delay of half an hour late Wednesday morning, 9 October, due to the final rock blasting work for some time at the Nevis Bluff on State Highway 6.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that Paremata Road will be closed between Postgate Drive and Joseph Banks Drive next week for essential maintenance work.