Waka Kotahi is urging motorists in Auckland to plan ahead and expect delays with an extended 14-hour full closure of the Southern Motorway (SH1) between Papakura and Drury this weekend from 7pm Saturday night to 9am Sunday morning.
Road contractors across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty state highway network are completing the last renewal sites of the 2021/22 season, which has seen a significant programme of work delivered under testing circumstances.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to plan ahead and time their travel around closures on State Highway 35 between Kopuaroa Road and Ihungia Road, north of Te Puia Springs, on Wednesday (25 May) and Thursday (26 May) next week.
Motorists in Auckland are being urged to prepare for potential disruption to the state highway network, with a strong wind warning in place for Auckland from tomorrow, Friday 20 May.
Unsettled weather across Te Wai Pounamu/the South Island and parts of Te Ika-a-Māui/ the North Island have made driving conditions less than predictable today, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.
As the floodwaters started to recede after the significant weather events that battered the Wairoa District in March and April, the scale of the damage – and the clean-up and repair work required – was already glaringly obvious.
Waka Kotahi’s Auckland System Management (ASM) alliance is teaming up with the Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway project team to co-ordinate a traffic switch near the Johnstone Hill Tunnels with a scheduled overnight motorway maintenance closure. The ASM looks after the maintenance of the Auckland State Highway network.
The Mangaotama Stream bridge on State Highway 39 south of Ngāhinapōuri will be closed to all traffic from 6am on Monday 13 June until 6pm on Sunday 26 June to allow the bridge deck and beams to be replaced.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is inviting people to be part of the solution to deaths and serious injuries on State Highway 1 between Ōtaki and Levin by sharing their feedback on proposed new speed limits.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is recognising local farmers for their quick work to re-instate fences alongside State Highway 35 following the significant weather events in the regions during March and April, to avoid risks from wandering stock.
Signs indicating road works are ahead have been around in some form for hundreds of years, and for the crews working on those sites it is a sign to think about your speed to make sure everyone goes home safe at the end of the day.
Drivers travelling on State Highway 2 between Waipawa and Hastings can now see the full scale of the College Road – Silverstream Realignment at Roto-a-Tara, Pukehou, with traffic switched from the existing eastern lane to the newly constructed western lane earlier this month.
People living in Northland and north Auckland are being encouraged to give their feedback on proposed safer speeds at schools and townships on 11 corridors across the region.