The NZ Transport Agency is working with local authorities around the country to identify New Zealand’s riskiest intersections and target them for safety improvements.
Auckland’s Great North Road westbound on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway (SH16) will be closed from 9pm on Friday 28 March to 5am on Monday 31 March.
Drivers travelling south of Cambridge are advised that some delays may be expected on Tirau Road along State Highway 1 south of the Cambridge Golf course, due to ongoing Waikato Expressway construction activity, says the NZ Transport Agency.
Christchurch-based geotechnical engineering and construction company Geovert have been awarded the contract to complete the work at the Diana Falls slip site to get State Highway 6 (SH6) re-opened to two-lane and 24/7 traffic later this year.
Motorists will need to take a detour on State highway 1 at the Deborah rail bridge south of Oamaru this Sunday, 30 March 2014 between 9am and 5pm, so Kiwirail can carry out a routine safety inspection of the Deborah rail bridge.
As part of the on-going construction of the Rangiriri section of the Waikato Expressway, motorists are advised that south-bound traffic will be detoured from State Highway 1(SH1) on to Wayside Road at the Te Kauwhata intersection this Sunday evening (30 March). Traffic will re-join the highway from Te Kauwhata Road, says the NZ Transport Agency.
Planting work on the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway will create up to 60 local jobs and will use over one million indigenous plants from locally sourced seeds.
Drivers are being advised to allow more time for their travel from next weekend when the NZ Transport Agency closes State Highway 1 overnight on the Brynderwyn Hills in Northland for maintenance work.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to expect delays if travelling on State Highway 2 (SH2), east of Te Puke as bridge strengthening works on the Kaituna Bridge continues this week and into next week.
Roadworks will be a common sight along the Kapiti Coast over the next few weeks, but the good news for motorists is that it’s happening overnight to keep delays to a minimum.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 28 March. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The value of positive community engagement is at the heart of the NZ Transport Agency’s decision to extend its submissions period for the Petone to Grenada Link Road for a further three weeks.
The NZ Transport Agency says a temporary stop/go manual traffic operation will be in place later today on the Kaituna Bridge on State Highway 2 (SH2) south of Te Puke. This is required to ensure the safety of workers while critical strengthening works are carried out underneath the bridge deck.