The NZ Transport Agency says the Northern Gateway Toll Road (SH1 between the Silverdale interchange and Pūhoi) will be closed in both directions during the night of Monday 17 August 2015.
The NZ Transport Agency’s commitment to keeping Auckland moving was illustrated today as the contract was awarded to Leighton Contractors to deliver the Southern Corridor Improvements project.
The NZ Transport Agency is to regularly publish information on travel speeds recorded by GPS units fitted to vehicles in the agency’s corporate fleet, following the release earlier today of GPS speed data from October 2014 to June 2015 to the New Zealand Herald in response to a request made under the Official Information Act http://www.nzta.govt.nz/oia-gps
The NZ Transport Agency is today launching a new campaign targeted at improving driver awareness at rail level crossings in rural areas. The ‘Expect Trains’ campaign aims to get local drivers off autopilot when crossing rural rail tracks.
New Zealand’s largest roading infrastructure project – the NZ Transport Agency’s Waterview Connection in Auckland – is taking on a new role as a “classroom” for secondary school students.
A wide range of feedback has been received on the preferred approach for the East West Connections transport project, from suggestions about providing cycling on the seaward side of the new foreshore road to design ideas to improve transport performance.
The NZ Transport Agency and the West Coast Regional Council are working closely with the new owner of Buller Taxis, the only taxi operator in Westport, to ensure the town maintains a service while legal requirements are worked through.
The NZ Transport Agency is asking motorists to take extra care on South Island roads today and this weekend as a cold weather front is dumping snow, making chains essential on many routes.
People travelling on State Highway 1 (SH1) in the south Waikato are urged to drive with care with heavy rain and flooding causing potholes to form on the route.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that the St Lukes Road westbound
off ramp in Auckland will be closed tonight (Friday 7 August) for emergency repair works to a guardrail after a crash caused extensive damage.
The NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers that SH73, the main road to the West Coast, has reopened. There was a half hour closure due to a truck and trailer getting stuck on the Otira side of the pass.
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 14 August. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
