The NZ Transport Agency says completion of Auckland's Western Ring Route marks a significant milestone tonight (Sunday 30 September) with the start of enabling works at Waterview at the northern end of the Waterview Connection project.
The NZ Transport Agency says unstable areas high up on a slip site that came down this afternoon on State highway six about 6km south of Makarora near Wanaka, will see this section of highway closed from 7pm tonight until 7am tomorrow, 27 September.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) last week awarded the $1 million contract to enlarge the Maranui storm water treatment pond to HEB Construction Limited.
The NZ Transport Agency says it will review at midday tomorrow, Saturday 22 September, the overnight closure it has had in place since earlier this week at the site of a large slip above State highway six 16km south of Makarora.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says the public can now use the just completed section of the State Highway 88 walking and cycling path between the Maia to St Leonards in advance of its official opening in November.
More relief is at hand for Manawatū motorists. The NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge is opening up to all traffic at all times, although some onsite restrictions will remain.
Work to improve the safety of the unstable rock at Ruato Bay Rotoiti which reduced SH30 between Rotorua and Whakatane to one lane is progressing well says, the NZTA.
The work to stabilise the slip face that closed State Highway 2 through the Waioeka Gorge in March is now complete says the NZTA, with the work to fully reinstate the road to begin later next month.
Motorists will see a key milestone on the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project take place this week, as piling starts for the two Domain Road interchange bridges. The NZ Transport Agency says the Domain Road interchange is one of the most complex structures to build on the TEL project.
The NZ Transport Agency says the risk posed to motorists by a large slip above State highway 6 about 45km north of Wanaka prompted its decision put in place overnight closures on this section of highway.
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will hold an open day next week to present a new interchange option being considered for the Hamilton Section of the Waikato Expressway.