The NZ Transport Agency is seeking community feedback on proposed improvements to Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) between Papakura and Bombay, to support population growth along this busy corridor.
The MetService has issued a severe weather rain warning for the Westland, Nelson and Buller areas for the next 48 hours. The heaviest falls are expected over Fiordland and Westland, the headwaters of the Otago and Canterbury rivers, the Buller ranges, and northwest Nelson.
Staff working on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway have dug in more than 1300 natives to protect an isolated pocket of at-risk black mudfish found in a farm drain.
People heading to and from Kaikoura via the Hundalees and SH1 or the inland road (Route 70) via Waiau/Mt Lyford, or to Hanmer Springs in coming days and weeks need to build in some extra time.
The replacement of the Horoera Bridge on East Cape Road is progressing well despite a delay caused when a dropout on the road meant contractors were unable to access the site.
The NZ Transport Agency will undertake pedestrian safety improvements for Whanganui High School students, including the potential introduction of a variable speed limit.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising that road works are planned on State Highway 3 north of New Plymouth, on Mount Messenger, from Tuesday 15th August.
The NZ Transport Agency and the North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance is supporting the launch of the Safety MAN road safety truck – an on-the-road way to help reduce truck crashes and rollovers on the alternate Picton to Christchurch route.
Ensuring the ongoing health of the Ahuriri Estuary and Westshore Wildlife Reserve is one of the key goals for the construction team working on the State Highway 2 Watchman Road intersection project.
Motorists are being advised to allow extra time for their journeys over State Highway 58 (SH58) this weekend, or consider taking alternative routes, as work starts (weather permitting) on the tie-in between the existing road and the new Haywards Interchange.
The NZ Transport Agency has responded to community requests for wider pullover bays on the left-hand verge of SH27, southbound between Waharoa and Matamata.
The NZ Transport Agency wants to hear community feedback on options for upgrading State Highway 1 between Whāngārei and Te Hana to improve safety and journey reliability.
The NZ Transport Agency is considering ways to improve pedestrian crossings and redesign a number of intersections to work more effectively on Motueka’s High St, State Highway 60.
