Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that multiple worksites are active on State Highway 30/Te Ngae Road, between Sala Street and Iles Road, in Rotorua next week, as part of the Eastern Corridor project.
The North Island’s rugged and beautiful West Coast has opened up to EV drivers this summer, with the recent installation of a new rapid charging station at Mokau on State Highway 3 by ChargeNet.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises asphalt resurfacing works and other maintenance activities will continue on State Highway 2 and State Highway 29A around the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga City districts next week.
Nearly 4,000 cones and road signs have been removed from State Highway 3 between Inglewood and Midhirst, with work to rebuild several sections of the road now complete.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 25 around the Coromandel Peninsula will be closed at two different locations over the next two weeks.
From next year, restricted and learner drivers in Cambridge and Matamata will be able to sit their practical driving test in their home town, with testing re-introduced after a nine year absence.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises the southbound lane of State Highway 1 between Rangiriri and Ōhinewai will be closed overnight from this Sunday 12 December, between 7pm and 7am, for up to five nights, weather permitting.
UPDATE Friday 3 December: Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises night works on the western (Waikato) side of State Highway 29 Kaimai Range have been completed and no further partial closures are required. The essential maintenance work to repair sections of the road was completed ahead of schedule thanks to good weather and favourable conditions on site. Waka Kotahi would like to thank drivers for their patience during these works.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that work will take place on Saturday 4 December to remove the temporary speed bumps on State Highway 2 (SH2) through Waipawa township.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises State Highway 1 Lorne St Hamilton will be closed to through traffic from 7pm Monday 6 December until 6am Tuesday 7 December for seal repairs.
Tararua residents and visitors can now ‘drive the highway’ from the comfort of the Woodville Community Library. Te Ahu a Turanga: Manawatū Tararua Highway project has installed a driving simulator at the library in Woodville on Vogel Street to enable people to experience what the new highway will be like.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises chipsealing works will continue on the Eastern Bay of Plenty network next week on State Highway 30 in the Rotorua District and tree maintenance works will also take place on State Highway 2 in Pikowai, in the Whakatāne district.