New research by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and ACC has revealed that 90 percent of New Zealanders significantly underestimate the amount of practice needed by learner drivers, highlighting the importance of structured training programmes.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is aiming to further improve road safety in December by commencing an extensive two-year trial of new road markings on State Highway 1 between Ohinewai and Huntly.
A public information day to share the latest news on the Tauranga Eastern Link will be held on Wednesday, December 1 at Gordon Spratt Centre, Papamoa between 4pm and 7.30pm.
The NZ Transport Agency will defer the opening the Wellington Street motorway on ramp in central Auckland until mid-December to allow Auckland Transport (AT) to make necessary safety improvements.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will begin public consultation on the Mackays to Peka Peka Expressway this Sunday (28 November 2010). Consultation will run for ten weeks, until Friday 4 February 2011.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is delighted to report the achievement of a major milestone in its $215M Newmarket Connection: Viaduct Replacement Project, with the successful removal of the first segment from the old Newmarket Viaduct.
27 November - 3 December 2010. The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday 3 December.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has approved $19.5m for the construction of Stage 1 of the Caversham Highway Improvements project in Dunedin, which will provide motorists with a safer, more reliable route and shorter journey times.
Excavation of the Victoria Park motorway tunnel will reach an important milestone at approximately 2pm on Monday (29 November) when diggings north and south of Beaumont Street in central Auckland meet.
The NZ Transport Agency has announced plans to relocate its Wanganui office to Palmerston North and to set up a new office in New Plymouth as part of a review of the agency's services in the Central region.
The NZ Transport Agency says safety will be improved for road users as a result of proposed access changes to the new four-laned section of State Highway 1 (SH1) from Wairakei Rd to Yaldhurst Rd.
The NZTA will carry out further safety improvement work early next week at the Nevis Bluff above State Highway 6 about half way between Cromwell and Queenstown.
The State Highway 21 Narrows Waikato River crossing, just south of Hamilton on Airport Road, was restored to two lanes this morning with the reopening of one lane on the Narrows Bridge.
Construction of the main Ngaruawahia Section of the Waikato Expressway has moved a step closer with the approval of $169 million in funding by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) Board to build the project.