Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that a number of street lights on the state highway network across Gisborne need replacing, but that this may take some time.
The holidays are here, but we know that many of our friends in the nation’s newsrooms will still be at work, so the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency media team will be on call to help during the 2021/22 Christmas/New Year break.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working on SH87, the Outram to Middlemarch highway, inland from Dunedin, this January. Road users will face delays up to 40 minutes while the work is being completed ahead of the new school term.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 28 (Whites Road), between State Highway 1 and State Highway 5, will be closed to through traffic from 11 January 2022 through to early March.
People traveling through the Ngongotahā roundabout can expect safer and more efficient journeys with the upgrade of the State Highway 5 / State Highway 36 roundabout now completed.
State Highway 29 over the Kaimai Range is scheduled for up to three weeks of crucial maintenance work early in the New Year, during which time there will be a number of stages of work and associated traffic management requirements.
People who are driving on the Ranfurly to Palmerston highway these holidays will strike a short patch of narrowed highway around 42 km inland from Palmerston, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
Journeys on State Highway 58 (SH58) between Hutt Valley and Mount Cecil Road will be safer and more reliable, with the first stage of safety improvements on the road now complete.
As people pack their bags to head off on their summer holidays, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is sharing a few simple tips to keep everyone safe on the roads in and out of Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay.
People travelling around the South Island/Te Wai Pounamu this summer can get some peak time highway insights before leaving home, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
As part of design refinement and budget considerations, Waka Kotahi will prioritise work on the Ngakawau River Bridge abutments, to protect the bridge in the first instance. Coastal permits and consents have now been issued, which will allow the bridge abutment work to take place.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is giving motorists an early reminder of the upcoming overnight closure of State Highway 2 (SH2) over the Remutaka Hill on Sunday 9 January 2022.
As Wellingtonians start to pack their bags for their summer holidays, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging everyone to plan ahead for a safe and enjoyable journey to their destination.