Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 1 (SH1) northbound from Symonds Street to Nelson Street will be closed tonight (Tuesday 29 August) between 9pm and 5am while crews carry out urgent maintenance repairs.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding residents and visitors to Tauranga to plan their journey and take advantage of free park and ride buses during the annual Zespri AIMS Games.
The start of September sees the first shoots of the summer road renewals programme start to form, with road workers shifting their attention from winter maintenance onto more proactive treatments.
Nelson residents and drivers are encouraged to plan ahead so they are not caught out by maintenance works on State Highway 6, Whakatu Drive, next month.
Safer roadworks, more efficient urban freight movement and better shared spaces for different transport users are the focus of up to $3.7 million of funding from the second round of the Waka Kotahi innovation fund Hoe ki angitū.
The State Highway 3 / Princess Street roundabout is the first of four roundabouts being built as part of the Te Ara Tūtohu: Waitara to Bell Block safety improvements project, which also includes median barrier and other safety improvements that will help reduce deaths and serious injuries on the busy section of highway north of New Plymouth.
