State Highway 57 Kimberley Road in Levin reopened to traffic in both directions today, signalling good progress on work to make this road safer for everyone who uses it.
The new Cromwell roundabout on SH8B/SH6 being built by Fulton Hogan for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, will be open for traffic from Thursday evening, by 5 pm, 2 June.
Metservice has forecast a weather event for Auckland this evening and overnight, bringing strong winds and heavy rain, and the possibility of severe thunderstorms, making driving conditions hazardous.
Safety improvements have come full circle on SH22, with a notorious intersection known for risky manoeuvres and crashes replaced with a $16.4 million roundabout.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 3 June 2022.
State Highway 1 night-time traffic will be detoured around Tamahere next week for tie in works for the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway, which opens in July.
This summer, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency contractors have resealed or replaced 550 kilometres of road surface in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region. That’s approximately 10 per cent of the entire regional network.*
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Gisborne drivers can look forward to smoother and safer journeys in the region, as excellent progress continues on a joint Gisborne District Council and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency asphalting programme which began in March this year.
Yesterday’s truck crash and subsequent recovery attempt near Castle Hill on the Arthur’s Pass route between Canterbury and the West Coast could not be completed in the timeframe.
Trips from Tamahere into Hamilton will be more direct and safer when a small part of the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway opens to traffic shortly.
Manawhenua ki Mohua* and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency are seeking feedback on a draft landscape plan for the Waitapu Bridge site adjacent to the Tākaka River in Mohua/ Golden Bay.
Locals and keen riders from further afield came in numbers this morning to be the first to experience the completed Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tāmaki Drive Shared Path.