Driving conditions this weekend will be difficult as the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Lusi sweep across the upper and central North Island, and the NZ Transport Agency advises people to travel with care.
The NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists travelling around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region to take care as heavy rain is expected at the weekend.
Construction of the new 16km Cambridge bypass - the fourth of the remaining five sections of the Waikato Expressway - has kicked into high gear with major earthworks and bridge construction getting underway, says the NZ Transport Agency.
From tomorrow, Wednesday 12 March, new Give Way markings are going in at Victoria Avenue adjacent to the McDonalds to make easier for trucks to enter the heavy vehicle bypass.
Public consultation is underway on a proposal to introduce mandatory electronic stability control (ESC) in new and used light vehicles entering the New Zealand fleet.
Drilling at the Waterview Connection project in Auckland is stopping for three weeks while workers get ready for the next stage of the massive motorway project.
Work that started in January to extend the life of the 50-year-old Kawarau River Bridge on State Highway 6 and remove overweight restrictions for heavy vehicles, is on track for completion by June.
Work starts on Monday 10 March 2014 to replace worn sections of SH 1 on Cumberland Street in Dunedin, from Police Street through to the Andersons Bay Road traffic lights.
Drivers of State Highway 33, between Paengaroa and Rotorua, would have noticed that they are now travelling on the new section of road at Pareteiro. For the last 16 months this section of road has been undergoing major safety improvement works.
Motorists travelling along State Highway 2 (SH2) between Bell Road and Atuaroa Avenue north of Te Puke township are advised that road resurfacing will be undertaken over this section of road this coming weekend.
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded a design contract to upgrade the Te Puna / Minden Road intersection on State Highway 2 (SH2) to Opus Consultants. A roundabout was identified as the best solution to improve this busy intersection.
The night time works scheduled to start this Sunday (9 March) at the northern end of Te Puke township between Atuaroa Avenue and Oroua Street has been postponed and will instead take place in early April, says the Transport Agency.
As part of the New Zealand Transport Agency’s ongoing commitment to maintaining the State Highway network, road resurfacing works are being undertaken along a 1.2 km section of SH3 Ōhaupō Road starting at a point 100 metres north of Douch Rd and finishing 400 metres south of West Rd.
A series of night works linked to the NZ Transport Agency’s upgrade of State Highways 1 and 14 are planned to start in Whangarei next week and will impact on drivers using the two highways.