The first stage of work is now underway to overhaul New Zealand’s busiest section of motorway south of the Bombay Hills to help relieve some of Wellington’s worst evening peak congestion problems on both State Highway 1 and city road networks.
The State Highway 1 (SH1) southbound slow lane, just south of Cambridge, will be closed permanently from November 17 as work on the Waikato Expressway ramps up.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to plan ahead and check for the latest information on-line before travelling with two separate motorway closures planned this coming weekend.
People will have their first opportunity to look at the initial concepts and provide feedback for the Northern Corridor Improvements in Auckland at open days being organised by the NZ Transport Agency from next week.
Motorists are being warned of delays on State Highway 1 to the west of Christchurch this weekend as work begins to fell 300 to 400 mature eucalyptus trees.
The NZ Transport Agency is consulting with the West Coast community on a long-term solution that will prevent the Waiho River from flooding and damaging State Highway 6 just north of Franz Josef.
The NZ Transport Agency has finalised new Funding Assistance Rates (FARs) for transport investments made by local authorities and other ‘approved organisations’, following an extensive review of the FAR system.
The NZ Transport Agency says a major national health and safety award won by the M2PP Alliance is a testament to the superb efforts being undertaken by the Expressway construction team to protect the wellbeing of every worker, visitor, and member of the public.
Four independent commissioners have released their recommendations regarding the $600million Southern Links roading project, following a hearing earlier this year.
As the upgrade of the State Highway 1/ Selwyn Avenue intersection in Whāngārei nears completion, the NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to plan ahead as the final programme of work intensifies.
Construction at two busy sections of Auckland’s motorway network – the Te Atatu interchange on the Northwestern and the Greville Road interchange on the Northern - will cause significant disruption this weekend (7-10 November) and people face long delays if they want to drive through either work site.
Drivers are being urged to take care on SH12 through the Waipoua Forest in Northland, with a section of the highway temporarily reduced to a single lane due to an underslip 3km south of the visitors’ centre.