Holiday travellers are getting Christmas priority from the NZ Transport Agency as most highway maintenance work in Auckland and Northland will be paused during the break to help ease congestion and keep traffic flowing.
The Jacobs Ladder footbridge spanning Auckland's State Highway 1 motorway has officially been opened by the NZ Transport Agency, providing safe access for pedestrians and cyclists across eight lanes of motorway between St Marys Bay and the harbour.
Drivers are being advised by the NZ Transport Agency of possible delays on the Auckland Harbour Bridge during the holiday break when it closes two north bound lanes for annual maintenance work.
With summer upon us and long warm days for riding ahead, the NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorcyclists heading out on the roads these holidays of important changes to the driver licensing system introduced earlier this year.
Motorists will enjoy safer and more efficient travel with the recent completion of the Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 1, part of the Roads of National Significance (RoNS) programme.
The Memorial Park Alliance is advising motorists that as construction at Buckle Street progresses, the top of Tory Street will temporarily become a cul de sac for vehicles after Christmas.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is reminding Waikato and Bay of Plenty drivers to take care on the roads over the summer and holiday season as they travel in and out of the regions.
Work to improve safety along State Highway 2 (SH2) at the Pahoia Road and Esdaile Road intersections got underway late October and it's on track to be completed in January 2013.
New Zealand car buyers have even more choice this festive season with the Automobile Association and the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) today releasing the latest 5-star ANCAP new car crash safety ratings.
The NZ Transport Agency says the northbound lanes of State Highway 1 have re-opened after a truck crash closed all three lanes at lunchtime near the entrance to Auckland's Victoria Park tunnel.
Christchurch's new Southern Motorway Stage 1 has this afternoon (10 December) opened to city-bound traffic. Motorists can now use both the city-bound and southbound lanes of the new motorway.
Work continues at Waioeka Gorge, between Opotiki and Gisborne, to fully reinstate State Highway 2 with considerable progress being made in extending the road around the slip area.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that Auckland’s State Highway 18 (Hobsonville motorway) is closed in both direct6ions between Greenhithe and Brigham Creek Road.