Today, Hon Michael Wood together with Ngāti Manuhiri Settlement Trust, MP Shanan Halbert and Ward Councillors John Watson and Wayne Walker, Waka Kotahi representatives and project team members celebrated the completion of the 6km kilometre shared path running adjacent to State Highway 1 and subsequently the completion of the approximately $1billion project.
Today, Minister of Transport / Minister for Auckland Michael Wood joined the Mayor of Auckland Wayne Brown to turn the first sod for stages two, three and four of the Eastern Busway.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 25 between Hikuai and Opoutere will open to one lane this evening to allow light vehicle access over the weekend, after an underslip took out part of the road earlier in the week.
A blessing ceremony led by Dr Wayne Ngata (Te Aitanga a Hauiti, Ngati Ira and Ngati Porou) with support from Mark Kopua and Iwiata Williams this morning has paved the way for construction of a temporary Bailey bridge to replace the Hikuwai #1 bridge, which was destroyed during Cyclone Gabrielle, to get underway from Monday.
Waka Kotahi is working closely with Civil Defence and other central and local government partners to minimise the impact of the closure of State Highway 2 between Tangoio and Tūtira to residents and emergency services.
Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency is calling for the public to respect roading crews and equipment, following incidents of vandalism in Tairāwhiti.
Waka Kotahi has confirmed that night-time closures of SH2 between Gisborne and Wairoa have been lifted and the road will now be open to the public on a 24/7 basis.
Waka Kotahi says contractors in Gisborne are putting in a huge effort to open up critical transport lifelines to allow essential goods and services to reach isolated communities.
Waka Kotahi contractors have worked tirelessly since Cyclone Gabrielle struck Aotearoa early this week to re-open crucial transport lifelines and reconnect isolated communities.
Two ‘gateway’ sculptures – formally opened today at each end of Ōtaki as part of the State Highway 1 Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway (PP2Ō) project north of Wellington – will attract attention to the township and encourage people to exit the new expressway to visit.
State highway links in several areas of the North Island are re-opening as floodwaters recede and slip debris is cleared, but Waka Kotahi is urging people only to travel where and when necessary, and asking those who are travelling to use caution and allow extra time for journeys with restrictions still in place in many areas.
Last night Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency restored access to areas of the Coromandel when State Highway 25 reopened from Thames to Matarangi around the east coast, but this is for essential travel only and extreme caution is advised.
