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Highway Surfacing Work Underway In Timaru From Tonight
Monday, 31 January 2022, 2:19 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s Aoraki Highways contracting team is starting work on several sections of SH1, Evans St in Timaru from tonight (Monday, 31 January). The work is scheduled to run through to mid-February and is weather dependent. Crews ... More >>
Haast Pass, SH6 Single Night Closure Monday Night, 31 January, For UFB Project Completion
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 12:00 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is closing the Haast Pass overnight this Monday in order for contractors to complete work on the UFB Southern Fibre Link Project. If weather does not permit work on Monday night, the closure will move to Tuesday ... More >>
Rock Stabilisation Nevis Bluff, Queenstown Lakes District, Late January To May
Friday, 21 January 2022, 2:13 pm | NZTA
The Aspiring Highways team, working for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, will begin rock stabilisation work on the Nevis Bluff, SH6, next week. As part of the agency’s ongoing safety and monitoring of the rock face, an increase in movement of one large ... More >>
Summer Ice In Te Wai Pounamu/the South Island
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 3:35 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency urges drivers to be aware of potentially hazardous ‘summer ice’ on South Island roads currently. Like the better-known black ice of freezing winter days, summer ice is often invisible to drivers but is just as ... More >>
Saddle Hill Repairs To Median Safety Barrier Delayed - SH1
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 3:03 pm | NZTA
Repairs to Dunedin Southern Motorway’s flexible median barrier at Saddle Hill are scheduled to start in about a week’s time – aiming for Wednesday, 15 December. Drivers are asked to exercise extra care on this section of SH1 motorway between ... More >>
Night Closures Weld Pass, SH1, Blenheim Over Five Nights
Monday, 6 December 2021, 3:40 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working on improving the road surface in the Weld Pass, on SH1 in Marlborough, for five nights at the beginning of December 2021. This work has now been rescheduled to Tuesday 7 December, through to Saturday ... More >>
Upcoming Overnight Closures On Toll Road And Johnstones Hill Tunnel
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 3:43 pm | NZTA
People travelling southbound on the State Highway 1 (SH1) Northern Gateway Toll Road this Sunday evening are advised to plan ahead and allow more time for their journey, with a detour in place between Pūhoi and Silverdale. To carry out essential ... More >>
Reminder: Plan Ahead For Overnight Closures And Daytime Delays On SH1 Near Albany This Weekend
Thursday, 2 December 2021, 11:52 am | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers the second and final weekend of works to complete a concrete pour as part of the Northern Corridor Improvements (NCI) project is taking place this weekend. To prepare for the daytime works, a full ... More >>
Early Christmas Gift: Traffic Signals For Motueka From 2 December
Monday, 29 November 2021, 9:59 am | NZTA
Motueka is getting an early Christmas present with its first ever set of traffic and pedestrian signals lighting up on 2 December: the first step in making High St safer for everyone, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The $6.8 million SH60 project ... More >>
Overnight Closure South Westland Bridge Monday Night, 6 December, SH6
Monday, 29 November 2021, 9:39 am | NZTA
The Franz Josef Waiho/Waiau River bridge on SH6 is being closed for essential maintenance in a week’s time, Monday night, 6 December, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. State Highway 6 will close at 10 pm, reopen for 15 minutes at midnight, then stay ... More >>
Orange Warning From MetService For West Coast This Weekend
Friday, 26 November 2021, 2:35 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency encourages people driving on the West Coast this weekend to be ready for heavy rain from Friday midnight through to Sunday. Monday 29 November is Westland Anniversary Day so more people will be travelling around ... More >>
Night Closures Weld Pass, SH1, Blenheim Over Five Nights
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 3:39 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency crews will be working on improving the road surface in the Weld Pass, on SH1 in Marlborough, for five nights at the beginning of December. “Drivers will be allowed through every two hours overnight and emergency vehicles ... More >>
Plan Ahead For Overnight Closures And Daytime Delays On SH1 Near Albany This Weekend
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 12:28 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to be prepared for daytime delays southbound on the Northern Motorway on Sunday 28 November while the Northern Corridor Improvements (NCI) project team complete necessary work on the underpass connection ... More >>
Eye Spy: Construction Starts On Bridge Arch
Wednesday, 24 November 2021, 10:41 am | NZTA
Stretching 11 metres into the sky, people won’t have to look hard to see the new structure appearing on the horizon over the next few months, as part of the Old Māngere Bridge Replacement project. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/f61a357d5920a3a0272c.jpeg" ... More >>
Change Is Coming For Brougham St: Time For A Rethink
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 12:28 pm | NZTA
Brougham Street, one of Christchurch’s busiest routes linking Addington to Opawa and the Lyttelton Tunnel, is getting a 21st century upgrade, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Thanks to Government funding from the NZ Upgrade Programme Canterbury ... More >>
Plan For Delays, SH6 South Of Nelson Towards Murchison
Friday, 19 November 2021, 10:57 am | NZTA
People driving south of Nelson towards Murchison on SH6 will face delays up to 30 minutes at a time from next week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. From Monday, 22 November through to Wednesday, 22 December Waka Kotahi will be working at an area* ... More >>
Kawarau Gorge, SH6, Overnight Road Closure And Delays
Tuesday, 16 November 2021, 11:07 am | NZTA
Seasonal maintenance works will shut the Kawarau Gorge overnight, including a full closure to all traffic from this Sunday, for four consecutive nights. Maintenance crews will be resealing, upgrading line-markings and completing other tasks, says ... More >>
Five Nights Work Cooptown To Barry’s Bay, SH75
Monday, 15 November 2021, 12:53 pm | NZTA
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has five nights of road repair work starting this weekend between Cooptown/Puaha Road and Barry’s Bay, SH75. This is the middle, hilly, 13 km section of the Akaroa highway. The highway will be closed from 8 pm ... More >>
Low Noise Asphalt Delayed For Christchurch Northern Corridor
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 12:24 pm | NZTA
The low noise asphalt top coating planned for Christchurch’s Northern Corridor (CNC), due to begin application later this month, has been delayed. One of the key ingredients for the low noise top coat, epoxy resin, has been held up in the USA, ... More >>
Maruia Springs To Reefton, SH7 Speed Review – Your Ideas Wanted
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 10:21 am | NZTA
If you live, drive, bike or walk along State Highway 7 between Maruia Springs and Reefton, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency wants to hear what you think about speeds on this road. This 59km section of SH7 has been identified as a road where safer ... More >>
