Remutaka Hill road closed overnight this Sunday for maintenance 9 September 2020 9:52 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that State Highway 2 over the Remutaka Hill will be closed for essential maintenance work for one night on Sunday 13 September, from 9pm until 4am Monday 14 September.
M2PP resurfacing works to resume next week 3 September 2020 1:48 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Final resurfacing works on the Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway are expected to be complete by the end of summer, meaning motorists will soon be able to experience a smooth and improved surface over the entire length of the expressway.
Draft preferred alignment identified for Ōtaki to north of Levin 25 August 2020 4:49 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has announced the draft preferred alignment for the new Ōtaki to north of Levin highway, within the 300m-wide preferred corridor announced in December 2018.
New opening date and COVID-19 disruption payments agreed for Transmission Gully motorway 21 August 2020 3:02 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency The Transmission Gully motorway north of Wellington will be open by September 2021 as part of a settlement agreement reached following the conclusion of negotiations related to the commercial impacts of the COVID-19 shutdown on the project.
Waka Kotahi considering future of SH1 and SH58 13 August 2020 4:06 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is considering options for the future of two existing state highways in the greater Wellington region upon the completion of the Transmission Gully project.
Funding secured to design Ngaumutawa Rd roundabout 7 August 2020 3:53 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has secured funding to begin design work for a roundabout at the Ngaumutawa Road/State Highway 2 intersection in Masterton.
Historic kilns on the move as part of PP2Ō Expressway 6 August 2020 10:25 am | NZ Transport Agency A painstaking project to a preserve a piece of New Zealand’s history got underway yesterday, as the towering beehive kilns of acclaimed potter Mirek Smišek are moved to a new location, brick by enamel-coated brick.
Driver licensing services re-established for Upper Hutt 24 July 2020 2:36 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is pleased to confirm that driver licensing services will be available in Upper Hutt from next week.
SH1 Mana to remain open during evening peak, closed overnight 17 July 2020 11:59 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising that work to fix a burst water main at State Highway 1 near Acheron Road in Mana will take place overnight, meaning all lanes will remain open during peak traffic hours this evening.
Safety improvements proposed for SH57 Levin 16 July 2020 1:17 pm | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is proposing safety improvements to prevent deaths and serious injuries on State Highway 57 in Levin, between State Highway 1 and Heatherlea East Road.
Overnight road closures in Wellington next week 3 July 2020 3:07 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising of overnight closures in central Wellington next week for road works.
Design underway for SH2 Wairarapa safety improvements 3 July 2020 10:05 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Design on two critical safety improvements for State Highway 2 in the Wairarapa is now underway, signalling an important step in helping to make the region’s roads safer as part of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Safe Network Programme.
Motorists advised to extra take care on Remutaka Hill 1 July 2020 4:34 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists travelling across the Remutaka Hill to take extra care and drive to the conditions.
Motorists should expect significant delays on SH2 Petone due to slip 29 June 2020 4:11 pm | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to expect significant delays on State Highway 2 northbound to Petone due to a slip that has closed the left lane, and to consider taking an alternative route.
Demolition of quake-prone Kilbirnie buildings to begin 29 June 2020 9:19 am | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency Work is set to begin to remove unsafe buildings at 29 and 47 Wellington Road, Kilbirnie.
