NZTA - Latest News [Page 106]
State Highway 1 north of Christchurch closes to all traffic
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 3:26 pm | NZTA
State Highway 1 north of Christchurch closes to all traffic State Highway 1 north of Christchurch has now closed to all traffic. The NZ Transport Agency’s Performance Manager Pete Connors says the highway is now closed to all traffic from Waikuku to ... More >>
State Highway 1 detour north of Christchurch closes
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 12:33 pm | NZTA
Flooding has now closed the State Highway 1 detour north of Christchurch. State Highway 1 was closed this morning because of flooding and an inland detour put in place. However, continual rain and flooding has now closed the detour route. The ... More >>
Flooding closes SH1 north of Christchurch
Tuesday, 10 June 2014, 9:56 am | NZTA
Flooding has this morning closed State Highway 1, north of Christchurch. Motorists are being diverted at Saltwater Creek, inland along Wyllies Road, from the south, and Harleston Road, from the north. The NZ Transport Agency’s Performance Manager ... More >>
State Highway 34 – What are those new line markings?
Friday, 6 June 2014, 4:02 pm | NZTA
Drivers on State Highway 34 (SH34) from Kawerau may wonder what the new line markings are that have appeared on the road this week. More >>
Official opening of the Athenree Gorge project
Friday, 6 June 2014, 1:37 pm | NZTA
The new section of State Highway 2 (SH2) at Athenree Gorge was officially opened with representatives from local iwi Ngai Te Rangi, Coromandel MP Scott Simpson and Western Bay of Plenty District Council Deputy Mayor Gwenda Merriman in attendance. More >>
TEL construction team wins health and safety award
Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 3:07 pm | NZTA
The Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) construction team were announced as winners at the Safeguard NZ Workplace Health and Safety Awards last week. More >>
Changes at Lincoln on Auckland’s Northwestern
Friday, 30 May 2014, 3:03 pm | NZTA
Changes at Lincoln on Auckland’s Northwestern After this Queen’s Birthday Weekend, there will be a number of changes affecting drivers using the Lincoln Road interchange on Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16). Next Tuesday (4 June), ... More >>
Take extra care on Canterbury/West Coast roads this weekend
Friday, 30 May 2014, 10:19 am | NZTA
Take extra care on Canterbury/West Coast roads this weekend Winter officially starts on Sunday (1 June) and as its arrival coincides with the long Queen’s Birthday weekend, the NZ Transport Agency is reminding drivers in Canterbury and the West ... More >>
Plan for significant closures on Auckland’s Northwestern
Monday, 26 May 2014, 4:30 pm | NZTA
Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (SH16) eastbound will be closed each night between St Lukes and the Central Motorway Junction from 9pm to 5am the following morning starting tomorrow, Tuesday 27 May until Friday 29 May. More >>
Arthur’s Pass and Haast Pass re-open
Monday, 26 May 2014, 1:08 pm | NZTA
Both Arthur’s Pass and Haast Pass have re-opened this morning (Monday 26 May). Haast Pass re-opened at 10am after State Highway 6, from Haast township to Makarora, was cleared of snow and the stability of the slip at Diana Falls was checked after ... More >>
Alice ready for first winter underground
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 3:57 pm | NZTA
Alice ready for first winter underground Tunnelling has resumed at Auckland’s Waterview Connection project after the completion of maintenance work on the giant tunnel boring machine, Alice. Alice stopped earlier this month so steel fibre brushes associated ... More >>
The new world of state highway maintenance
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 10:07 am | NZTA
The NZ Transport Agency has awarded the first of its new state highway network maintenance and operations contracts for the Bay of Plenty area. More >>
State Highway 2A Takitimu Drive overbridge joint repairs
Tuesday, 20 May 2014, 10:06 am | NZTA
Motorists are advised that delays can be expected from today for up to three weeks as work to repair the joints on the SH2A Takitimu Drive overbridge gets underway. The works will take place during the day and at night, and will involve weekend work. ... More >>
Overnight Motorway Closures
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:25 pm | NZTA
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 23 May. ... More >>
Westbound lane closure today on Tauranga Harbour bridge
Thursday, 15 May 2014, 10:28 am | NZTA
Motorists are advised that the Tauranga Harbour bridge and approach will be reduced to one westbound lane, towards Tauranga, effective immediately. This is to repair a burst water main in the cycle way adjacent to the state highway. The westbound ... More >>
State Highway 2 night time works
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 10:18 am | NZTA
Motorists are advised that major road resurfacing work will take place at the SH2 / Hewletts Road intersection into Totara Street. The work to the right turn bay will start 6pm tonight, Tuesday 13 May, and continue for two nights. The road will remain ... More >>
SH1 Dome Valley safety works will cause lengthy delays
Monday, 12 May 2014, 3:04 pm | NZTA
Drivers are being advised of long delays on State Highway 1 (SH1) in the Dome Valley between Warkworth and Wellsford this week when the NZ Transport Agency starts safety re-surfacing work. The surface will be removed from a 700 metre-long section of the ... More >>
Overnight Motorway Closures
Friday, 9 May 2014, 1:51 pm | NZTA
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 16 May. ... More >>
Buy toll trips in advance this weekend
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 4:26 pm | NZTA
The NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people planning to use the Northern Gateway Toll Road this weekend to buy their trips in advance, or to pay within five days of using the road to avoid unnecessary penalties. More >>
Tauranga Eastern Link – SH2 night works to continue tonight
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 3:44 pm | NZTA
Motorists are advised that the second night of planned diversions will be in place this evening at the Domain Road/State Highway 2 intersection, as part of on-going construction of the NZ Transport Agency’s Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project. ... More >>
