The NZ Transport Agency has confirmed that SH3 through the Manawatū Gorge will remain closed this week as work continues to repair a damaged retaining wall, and another small slip is cleared.
People who drive to and from Hanmer Springs will need to build in extra time over the coming three months, June to August, as rock stabilization work gets underway near the Ferry Bridge over the Waiau River.
The NZ Transport Agency is making changes to Hewletts Road to boost public transport use, improve safety and help to ease traffic congestion on the busy State Highway 2 route.
Work to widen one of the narrowest corners on the Rimutaka Hill Road, State Highway 2 between Wellington and the Wairarapa will now take place in the spring.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking drivers to be extra careful, and farmers to make safety a top priority, as New Zealand’s annual dairy cow migration gets underway.
From Monday, 29 May, for the next three months, trucks will begin moving 45 metre loads (bumper to bumper) from Hornby, Christchurch, via State Highway 73 (Porter’s/ Arthur’s Passes) to the new Taramakau Bridge project, between Greymouth and Kumara Junction. The load is carrying concrete bridge beams which measure up to 34 metres.
The Wye River bridge on the alternate South Island state highway route in the Wairau Valley has re-opened to traffic, following urgent work carried out this week to repair damage sustained when the bridge was struck by a truck last Sunday (May 21).
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, 2 June 2017. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency says newly uncovered structural damage to SH3 in the Manawatū Gorge caused by recent slips and heavy rainfall means the road cannot be safely re-opened to traffic this week as hoped.
New traffic signals will be up and running soon at the intersection of State Highway 14 and Hospital Road in Whangarei as part of improvements to safety and traffic movements.
The NZ Transport Agency and Far North District Council are inviting the public to hear their plans for improving the transport network in Waipapa, Bay of Islands.
A major upgrade to replace the old electrical cables which power the traffic signals at the State Highway 1 Cobham Drive intersection with Evans Bay Parade in Wellington is set to get under way next week.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding keen Kiwi cyclists that there is only one week left to vote for their favourite cycling spots in the annual Favourite Places to Ride competition.