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NZ Transport Agency - Latest News [Page 28]
Good Progress Rock Blasting Above Haast Highway, SH6, Reduced Delays From Next Week Onwards
Friday, 6 December 2024, 9:58 am | NZ Transport Agency
“As from next week, the rock scaling crew will reduce their time to three-and-a-half hours Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, reducing the delays for people using SH6,” says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract Manager on the West Coast for NZTA. More >>
Large Fire Closes SH73 Between West Coast And Canterbury, Take Lewis Pass/SH7 Today – 1.30 Pm Update
Thursday, 5 December 2024, 2:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Traffic has been stopped all morning on either side of a large scrub fire next to SH73 around Flock Hill, being managed by Canterbury Fire and Emergency NZ. More >>
Northland Corridor Summer Roadshows Off To A Great Start
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 2:50 pm | NZ Transport Agency
NZTA Programme Director, Derek Robertson, says the team really enjoyed connecting with people and hearing about what was important to them. More >>
Bridge Work Coming Up On Arthur's Pass Route, SH73
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 3:16 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Arthur’s Pass route, between the West Coast and Canterbury: bridge maintenance will cause delays for travellers More >>
Haast Highway, SH6 Open Again Overnight After Monitoring Provides Safety Assurance
Friday, 29 November 2024, 11:33 am | NZ Transport Agency
The section of highway reopened a week ago with some restrictions, including the night closures, after a fortnight of rock and slip removals following torrential rain on 9 November. More >>
Upcoming SH18 Westbound Closures For Slip Repair
Wednesday, 27 November 2024, 10:20 am | NZ Transport Agency
The closures will allow contractors to repair a slip on a small section of land next to the SH18 westbound Hobsonville off-ramp, and will be in place between 8pm and 5am on the dates below. More >>
SH6 Re-opens At Epitaph Slip, South Westland - Rockfall Safety Work Continues
Friday, 22 November 2024, 12:10 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Although rockfall safety-critical work has been completed to enable the route to open after nearly a fortnight’s closure, more rockfall reduction work needs to occur to provide more resilience around the clock in future wet weather or land movements, ... More >>
‘Chip’ In For Successful Sealing On SH1, South Of Whangarei To Kaiwaka
Friday, 15 November 2024, 11:26 am | NZ Transport Agency
All work will be carried out at night under stop/go traffic management to minimise disruption for road users. Temporary speed limits and traffic management will remain in place the following day to guide traffic over the new seal and help to embed it ... More >>
Plan Ahead For Overnight Closure Of SH11 Between Opua And Paihia
Friday, 15 November 2024, 10:52 am | NZ Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advises State Highway 11 will be closed overnight between Ward Drive and Broadview Road in Opua for road resurfacing on Sunday 17 November. More >>
Significant Rock Removal Programme Underway At Epitaph Rift, South Westland, Highway Remaining Closed
Wednesday, 13 November 2024, 11:10 am | NZ Transport Agency
Heavy rain overnight Friday and the weekend resulted in a significant number of slips in the Knights Point and Moeraki areas. The most significant issue is at the Epitaph Rift* and Epitaph Underslip sites where rockfall and road movement has occurred, ... More >>
Rockfall Clearance And Stability Assessment The Priority For SH6 – Road To Remain Closed This Week
Monday, 11 November 2024, 2:13 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Mr Pinner says a top priority is ensuring the safety of contractors – this is still an unstable site, with further rockfall activity occurring overnight on Sunday. More >>
Upcoming Overnight Resurfacing Works On SH12, SH15 Kaikohe
Monday, 11 November 2024, 10:51 am | NZ Transport Agency
Work will take place between 9pm and 5am, with stop/go traffic management and a 30km/h temporary speed limit in place for the duration. More >>
Plan Ahead For Night Works On SH1, Whangārei From Next Week
Monday, 11 November 2024, 10:46 am | NZ Transport Agency
Works will take place between 9pm and 5am and are expected to be complete by Monday 9 December. There will stop/go traffic management in place while work is underway and a 30km/h temporary speed limit in place for the duration. More >>
Invercargill Getting A Lot Smoother This Summer
Friday, 8 November 2024, 2:04 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Crews will be starting as early in January as they can – from Sunday, 5 January. The aim is to get the most disruptive work like Troopers roundabout and outside Invercargill Central completed when Invercargill is traditionally the quietest in January. More >>
Kaikōura To Selwyn District Highway Repairs And Reconstructions Underway For Summer
Tuesday, 5 November 2024, 2:21 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Overall the work will start at the North Canterbury NZTA’s maintenance team’s Kaikōura northern border and work south back to Selwyn District and Arthur’s Pass. More >>
Southbound Closure For SH1 Hikurangi From Next Week
Monday, 4 November 2024, 11:28 am | NZ Transport Agency
Work will take place both during the day and overnight, with southbound traffic detoured via Hikurangi township for the duration of the works. The detour is expected to add less than five minutes to southbound journeys. More >>
Delays On The Haast Pass Next Fortnight For Rock Removal At Orman Falls, SH6, South Westland
Friday, 1 November 2024, 12:03 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The work is scheduled from Monday, 4 November through to Friday 15 November, weekdays only, says NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). More >>
SH14 Wairoa River Retaining Wall Work To Begin Monday
Thursday, 31 October 2024, 6:15 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Work to construct a new retaining wall at the slip site near Tangiteroria will take place during the day, under stop/go traffic management, and is expected to be complete by Friday 13 December. More >>
SH1 Te Kamo Bypass, Whangārei, Overnight Closure Next Week
Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 1:55 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Contractors will make the most of the closure to undertake other road maintenance activity, such as vegetation clearing and pothole repairs. More >>
Upper Buller Gorge, SH6, Remaining Closed Labour Day
Monday, 28 October 2024, 9:25 am | NZ Transport Agency
A significant slip means the highway is closed between the intersection with the Shenandoah highway, SH65, and Inangahua at the SH69 intersection. More >>
