Consultation commences on major Christchurch state highway projects
5 Mar 2010
An arterial, a bypass, a bridge or a trench are among the options being considered by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to improve state highways around Christchurch as part of the Government’s roads of national significance programme.
Improvement options for major Christchurch intersection revealed
5 Mar 2010
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is seeking community feedback on three options to increase safety and reduce congestion at the Russley Road/Memorial Ave intersection – an intersection that has over 45,000 vehicles passing through it every day.
Bypass for Belfast?
5 Mar 2010
Safer roads for residents and reduced congestion for motorists are just two of the benefits of a bypass proposed to divert traffic around Belfast.
Christchurch Southern motorway construction underway
25 January 2010
Transport Minister Steven Joyce today turned the first sod on the Christchurch Southern Motorway stage one extension.
$600 million road building programme for Canterbury revealed
25 January 2010
Less congestion, shorter travelling times and improved road safety are three of the major benefits Canterbury motorists can expect from the biggest road construction programme in the region's history.
Southern Motorway construction contract let
25 January 2010
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has let the contract for constructing the first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway to a consortium led by Fulton Hogan in partnership with the engineering consultancy BECA.
