The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to take extra care when they return home after their Easter break because of the end of daylight saving during the long weekend.
While improvements to SH1and intersections through Warkworth continues, it’s the work taking place beneath the surface of the road that motorists can’t see that’s also keeping the NZ Transport Agency and Rodney District Council, and their contractors, busy.
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging drivers in Auckland and Northland to allow extra time for their Easter holiday journeys because of road improvements projects on State Highways in both regions.
The central Auckland intersection of Franklin Road and Victoria Street West will be closed over Easter so that preparations can be made for construction of the motorway tunnel under Victoria Park.
Pedestrians and cyclists, particularly those from Mahurangi College, will be the first to benefit from the State Highway 1 Warkworth roading improvements being undertaken by the NZ Transport Agency and Rodney District Council.
Development of the Pūhoi-to-Wellsford Road of National Significance has taken an important step forward with the NZ Transport Agency awarding a contract for investigation work to decide what alignment the road will follow.
A $51m NZ Transport Agency project to upgrade State Highway 1 (SH1) through Whangarei is gathering momentum with the agency set to award a tender shortly to construct the Kamo Bypass stage 2.
The NZ Transport Agency regrets that there have been some delays to the State Highway 1 improvements at Warkworth, but says local people and other motorists using the highway will shortly be able to enjoy the benefits from the first section of the upgrade.
Progress on Stage 1 of the NZ Transport Agency's Newmarket Connection: Viaduct Replacement Project stepped up a gear in February as the 'Big Blue' construction gantry launched into action.