The first of the two new bridges being built over the Waitaki River at Kurow is scheduled to open in March next year, a year after work began on the $20.1 million project.
With the arrival of summer’s warmer and drier weather, the NZ Transport Agency is accelerating its maintenance programme to make Northland’s state highways safer.
Motorists in the Ashburton district have slowed down when passing stationary school buses since the Either way it’s 20k bus trial began but are still travelling at twice the legal speed limit.
Due to the heavy rain over the last couple of days, the NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to take care when driving through road construction sites. The rain has left some sites with potholes, which can make for a bumpy ride for drivers.
NZ Transport Agency staff joined thousands attending November’s 1863 Rangiriri Battle commemorations – and ensured construction on the nearby Rangiriri Section of the Waikato Expressway didn’t hamper the day’s activities.
The Transport Agency isn’t expecting any major disruptions from a $300,000 resurfacing job on State highway 88 between Dunedin and Ravensbourne that starts on Saturday, 8 December.
Alice, the huge boring machine constructing Auckland’s Waterview tunnels has disappeared underground on the first leg of her two-year, 4.8km-long journey from Owairaka to Waterview and back.
The NZ Transport Agency says there will be changes on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) from next Monday (9 December) that will affect drivers heading east towards the city.
When a natural disaster strikes and a state highway is closed, the impact on local communities can be severe, particularly if that highway is the only direct link between regions.
Launched at the end of July, the Christchurch Transport Operations Centre (CTOC) is making it easier for everyone to move about the city while the earthquake-damaged roads are repaired.