The strong community response to the indicative route for the planned Puhoi-to-Wellsford highway has prompted the NZ Transport Agency to arrange an additional information day in Warkworth to ensure people get every chance to learn about the project.
State Highways to and from Auckland will be extremely busy throughout the Christmas/New Year holiday break, and the NZ Transport Agency advises people to plan the time of their travel to avoid congestion.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that there will be extended overnight closures of the southbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) between Market Rd and the Greenlane interchange over the New Year holiday weekend. One northbound lane of the motorway will also be closed at the same time.
Drivers planning to use Auckland's motorway network can now access the NZ Transport Agency's website for information about how long their travel will take to selected destinations around the city.
The NZ Transport Agency is aiming to start construction next year on improvements to sections of Auckland's Southern and Northern Motorways [State Highway 1] to ease congestion and provide better travel times.
Works will resume early on some NZ Transport Agency construction projects during the Christmas/New Year holiday break and the NZTA is asking people to drive with care through construction zones for their safety and the safety of workers on site.
The NZ Transport Agency is opening the second lane temporarily on the new Punganui Stream Bridge on State Highway 16 north of Helensville this afternoon to provide safer and smoother travel on the rural highway during the Christmas/New year holiday break.
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers that there will be extended overnight closures of the southbound lanes of Auckland's Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) between Market Rd and the Greenlane interchange over the New Year holiday weekend. One northbound lane of the motorway will also be closed at the same time.
Traffic volumes using the Northern Gateway Toll Road are expected to rise dramatically during the Christmas/New Year holiday, and the NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers that they can avoid delays from queuing at kiosks if they pay their tolls before or after they use the highway.
The NZ Transport Agency says two lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge will be closed for routine resurfacing work over the Christmas/New Year holiday period.
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that ramp signals will be operating at the connection of the Southwestern and Southern motorways [State Highways 20 and 1] at Manukau in south Auckland from today [Monday 13 December] to improve traffic flows and driver safety.
The NZ Transport Agency is opening Wiri Station Road in Manukau on Saturday 11 December as it enters the final stage of construction, to complete the new SH20-1 Manukau Extension motorway project.
The NZ Transport Agency will close State Highway 1 between the Auckland Harbour Bridge and the Central Motorway Junction on five consecutive nights starting on Sunday 12 December for essential work associated with the Victoria Park Tunnel project.
The NZ Transport Agency is working with the organisers of a new cycling event planned for Auckland in November 2011 to explore the feasibility of using the Auckland Harbour Bridge as part of the course for the event.