The NZ Transport Agency closed State Highway 6 near Lake Moeraki, between Haast and Fox Glacier, South Westland, at 8.30 am today due to a slip and damage to the nearby Douglas Culvert.
The NZ Transport Agency and Waimakariri District Council are working together to look at ways to tackle morning peak congestion and make the journey between Waimakariri and Christchurch safer and easier.
The NZ Transport Agency’s West Coast contracting teams worked hard to reopen State Highway 6 along the South Island’s West Coast at the weekend after a significant washout scoured and undermined the highway.
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded the contract for construction of a new two-lane bridge across the Taramakau River to Fulton Hogan, paving the way for work to begin next month.
The NZ Transport Agency, Mana Whenua groups, Heritage New Zealand and the South Waikato District Council have started work on a project which will see safer access and improvements to the culturally significant Hatupatu rock site on State Highway 1 near Ātiamuri.
Work to improve safety for all those using State Highway 14 near Whangarei Hospital was given the green light this morning with local Kaumātua and partner agencies gathering at dawn to bless the site.
Construction will begin later this year on the new Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway following today’s announcement by the NZ Transport Agency that a contract has been signed for the project to be delivered as New Zealand’s second Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a state highway, after the Transmission Gully motorway project in Wellington.
The NZ Transport Agency has released information from the first phase of its investigation into possible improvements to State Highway 1 Picton to Christchurch. The investigation focusses on the area between Picton in Marlborough and the Ashley River Bridge in Canterbury.
The NZ Transport Agency has started work on improving safety for pedestrians at the intersection of State Highway 35 Customhouse Street and Gladstone Road by moving a pedestrian crossing point.
"Avoid delays and disruption to your travel this busy summer road work season,” is the message from the NZ Transport Agency, as they gear up for another busy road works maintenance and construction period.
Summer weather is on its way, which means barbeques, backyard cricket and baches. It also signals the start of the summer roadworks season with crews busy doing repairs, resurfacing and maintenance work on Nelson and Tasman’s state highways.
