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, 7 April 2017. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
People heading to Dunedin’s airport at Momona this morning are advised to add an extra 25 minutes to the journey. A double fatality car/truck crash around 3 am means there are detours in place north and south of the airport.
The North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) alliance will be setting up purpose-built, prefabricated accommodation in Kaikoura to house more than 300 men and women who will working on the massive rebuild programme which is aiming to fully re-open State Highway 1 and the rail corridor by the end of the year.
The NZ Transport Agency will begin consultation next week on a bylaw which will convert a range of temporary lower speed limits introduced on the Picton to Christchurch alternate state highway route after the November 2016 earthquake to permanent limits.
A serious crash, involving a car and truck, a few kilometres north of Culverden, North Canterbury, means State Highway 7 will be closed until this afternoon. The Police Serious Crash Unit is investigating the cause.
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to expect delays when travelling on State Highway 1 Russley Road this weekend as work on the $112 million Russley Road Upgrade continues.
Motorists travelling on State Highway 2, north of Tauranga, are advised to expect delays and allow plenty of extra travel time as work on the Te Puna roundabout continues
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to have their say on a shortlist of ideas to make State Highway 2 between Waihi and Tauranga safer and more reliable, which will be presented at a series of Community Information Days in the Western Bay this month.
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, 31 March 2017. Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday.
Testing and commissioning of the complex systems that will ensure the safe operation of the Waterview Tunnel are continuing and will not be completed in time for an April opening, the NZ Transport Agency has announced.
Motorists travelling south on State Highway 1 between Manukau and Takanini should plan ahead and allow extra time for their journey as progress continues on the Southern Corridor Improvements project.