The NZ Transport Agency and Hamilton based consultancy Bloxam Burnett and Olliver were the big winners at the 2015 New Zealand Planning Institute Awards presented in Auckland on Friday night.
New electronic speed limit signs will slow motorists to 60km/h as they travel on State Highway 1 (SH1) past Tokoroa’s Amisfield School from this week, boosting safety for students as they start the school term.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that the Manawatu Gorge remains on track to be partially reopened tomorrow morning, although it is likely to be later than the initial estimate of 7am.
The NZ Transport Agency says they are focused on reducing delays to motorists as major road rehabilitation work continues on State Highway 29, west of Tauranga this month.
The NZ Transport Agency says significant lane restrictions will have a big impact on drivers using the Te Atatu interchange during ANZAC weekend, from 10pm Friday 24 April to 5am Tuesday 28 April.
The NZ Transport Agency says motorists will be back travelling through the State Highway 3 Manawatu Gorge this weekend if work to stabilise the slope continues to progress well.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the Johnstones Hill toll road tunnels will be closed overnight for three consecutive nights from Monday 20 April while work is carried out to upgrade the tunnel’s traffic management systems.
Work will begin next month four-laning the last section of State Highway 1 to the west of Christchurch, from the Belfast area through to Hornby, following today’s (16 April) ground breaking ceremony by the Prime Minister John Key and Transport Minister Simon Bridges.
People will have the opportunity to find out more about proposals to connect Horsham Downs and Resolution Drive to the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway at an information day this month.
The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that State Highway 3 through the Manawatu Gorge will remain closed to traffic for at least two weeks following a geotechnical assessment carried out on-site earlier today.
New Zealand’s biggest roading project - the NZ Transport Agency’s Waterview Connection - is helping a small rural town commemorate for the first time its people who fought for this country over the past 100 years.
