Upcoming roadworks on State Highway 1 (SH1) near Halletts Bay, between Taupō and Tūrangi, will mean that road users need to plan ahead to ensure they avoid road closure periods.
Flexible median safety barriers will be installed along the middle of State Highway 2 from Spur Avenue over the Bayfair flyover as part of the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) Baypark to Bayfair Link (Bay Link) project from Sunday 21 January 2024.
Following today’s Government announcement confirming that the exemption from road user charges (RUC) for owners of light electric vehicles (EVs) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) will end from 1 April, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is providing further details on what the change means for vehicle owners.
The Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road (SH2) eastbound lanes between Pāpāmoa and Paengaroa (towards Whakatāne / Rotorua) will be closed between 5.30am and 1pm on Saturday 20 January 2024 for the cycle-leg of the Tauranga Half Triathlon which is part of the Mount Festival of Multisport.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is introducing a 10-working days stand down period for learner driver licence tests after a second failed attempt on the same day, in order to manage demand and reduce wait times.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi contractors will be back on site continuing safety improvement work on the State Highway 1-East Taupō Arterial from later this month.
The countdown is on, not only for Santa’s elves but also for works finishing across the state highway network throughout the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
Crews working to seal Tāngarākau Gorge on the Forgotten World Highway will be back onsite from January to continue construction and also build four additional retaining walls.
The Transport Rebuild East Coast (TREC) alliance is progressing a busy season of state highway road renewals on the East Coast in addition to ongoing cyclone recovery and rebuild work.