Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and New Zealand Police are asking Kiwis to plan ahead, slow down, and buckle up for a safe 2020 Labour Day long weekend.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is consulting on the Land Transport (Driver Licensing) (Covid-19-Temporary Extension of Deemed Licences) Amendment Rule 2020.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency expects to open State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge in the Far North to a single lane of traffic over the Christmas holiday period.
Sections of state highway across Taranaki will be repaired and re-sealed over coming months, with Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency’s spring/summer road maintenance programme underway.
Queenstown Lakes District road users will notice road resurfacing activities on Frankton Road, starting at the end of Labour Weekend and running through to mid-November.
On Tuesday 13 October, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency announced a timetable change (starting Sunday 18 October) to the night work to install permanent rockfall protection between Peketa and the Parititahi Tunnels south of Kaikōura to increase productivity.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises multiple worksites are active on State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road, between Sala Street and Iles Road, in Rotorua next week. This work is part of the Eastern Corridor Stage One project.
Construction is ramping up on Section 2 of the Glen Innes to Tamaki Drive Shared Path, with the project team working closely with a local pony club to ensure good outcomes for the club during construction of the pathway.
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, 23 October 2020. Please note this traffic bulletin is updated every Friday.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises resurfacing works will take place on State Highway 2 in Tauranga, between the Waihi Road on-ramp and Elizabeth Street, from this Sunday night, 18 October.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising road repair works on State Highway 2 in Otara, approximately 8km south of Opotiki, will get underway from next Monday (19 October).
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that construction is set to begin on the realignment of State Highway 2 (SH2) College Road to Silverstream Station.