Progress on the construction of the Te Rapa Section of the Waikato Expressway will mean major changes to traffic movements from next week as the new State Highway is connected to the existing road network.
The NZ Transport Agency says drivers should either delay their travel or allow more time for their trip after a fatal crash this morning closed all southbound lanes of Auckland's Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) just north of the Oteha Valley Road interchange.
The NZ Transport Agency has re-opened all southbound lanes of Auckland's Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) after a fatal crash this morning just north of the Oteha Valley Road interchange.
Geologists assessing the slip face at the Waioeka Gorge say the site is still too unstable for workers to safely begin the task of removing slip material.
The NZ Transport Agency has begun removing the original northbound Newmarket viaduct on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) - the last of four stages of work to replace the viaduct on the busiest section of highway on the city's motorway network.
Construction has started on a $35m project to upgrade the Papakura interchange on Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) after a ceremony this morning to mark the start of work.
The third lane in Auckland's Victoria Park Tunnel will open on Monday, 26 March and the NZ Transport Agency says it will make drivers' journeys on State Highway 1 to the North Shore and beyond much quicker.
Acting BOP state highways manager Andrew Scott is urging motorists affected by the SH2 Waioeka Gorge closure to use SH35 around the East Cape or SH5 through Taupo after hearing reports that drivers are using the Motu Road.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the Northcote off ramp, northbound, on Auckland's Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) will be closed tonight, Monday, 5 March for re-surfacing.
Monsoon buckets have been used today to dislodge areas of rockface that appear to have been weakened by the large slip over the weekend at the Waioeka Gorge, says the NZTA.
The Waioeka Gorge between Opotiki and Gisborne could remain closed for a month says the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) after preliminary inspections identified yesterdays slip could be ten times larger than the 10,000 cubic metres that came down on Friday.
The NZ Transport Agency says state highways in the Auckland and Northland region remain open, but it is advising drivers to take care because of continuing strong gusts of wind.
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, 9 March.