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Nippy End To School Holidays Te Waipounamu
Wednesday, 12 July 2023, 6:46 pm | NZ Transport Agency
With Matariki weekend looming and the school holidays winding up, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers to check their routes and weather warnings ahead of the trip home. Take your time and enjoy the journey. Chains were required on the ... More >>
Overnight Closure In Both Directions On SH1 From Drury To Papakura
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 4:29 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that a full closure on State Highway 1 (SH1) in both directions will be in place between Drury and Papakura from 9pm to 5am tonight. A signposted detour via Great South Road will be in place. Crews ... More >>
UPDATE: State Highway 6 reopens following serious crash at Owen Junction
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 5:09 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Update 5 pm: State Highway 6 near the Owen Junction, between Murchison and Kawatiri Junction, has re-opened. Traffic management will be in place from 8 am tomorrow morning for the recovery of the truck. Road users are asked to take care when driving through ... More >>
Te Tai Tokerau Set To Have A New Generation Safety Camera This Year
Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 5:33 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is committed to achieving Road to Zero, a vision for an Aotearoa New Zealand where no deaths or serious injuries occur on our roads. To support this, Waka Kotahi will be installing a new safety camera in Northland. ... More >>
Overnight Closures On SH16 Between Rosebank And Te Atatu Next Week To Install New Signage
Friday, 2 June 2023, 3:51 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of upcoming overnight road maintenance on State Highway 16 (SH16) from Tuesday 6 June to Thursday 8 June. From Rosebank Road to Te Atatu there will be an overnight closure of the westbound ... More >>
Overnight Closure Between Puhoi And Oteha Valley Road Next Thursday
Friday, 19 May 2023, 4:42 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi is advising that essential maintenance work will take place on State Highway 1 (SH1) southbound between Puhoi and Oteha Valley Road on Thursday 25 May between 9pm and 5am. A signposted detour will direct traffic via Hibiscus Coast Road, ... More >>
Wind Warning In Place For Auckland Harbour Bridge Tonight
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 6:25 pm | NZ Transport Agency
From 6pm tonight to 7am tomorrow, an amber alert warning is in place for the Auckland Harbour Bridge with forecast westerly winds of 75-85km/h. There is the potential for winds to briefly rise to 90-100km/h (signalling a red alert) during squally thunderstorms ... More >>
Northland Network Update
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 9:11 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists to avoid unnecessary travel in Northland and Auckland with heavy rainfall causing surface flooding on the state highway network across both regions. The following is an update on the Northland ... More >>
Southbound Lane Between Wellsford And Warkworth Closed
Sunday, 30 April 2023, 7:32 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists that the southbound lane on SH1 between Wellsford and Warkworth is currently closed due to an under slip. The southbound lane will be closed overnight while crews fill in the void of the under ... More >>
SH7 Lewis Pass route reopens, closure shorter than anticipated
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 7:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency
SH7 the Lewis Pass has reopened earlier than anticipated this evening after a truck trailer roll late this afternoon, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The section of highway, between Springs Junction and Reefton, on the West Coast, was closed from ... More >>
Truck trailer roll Rahu Saddle, SH7 Lewis Pass route closed
Thursday, 27 April 2023, 7:24 pm | NZ Transport Agency
A truck trailer has tipped south of the Rahu Saddle on SH7, closing the highway this afternoon around 4.30 pm, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The section of highway is between Springs Junction and Reefton, on the West Coast. Drivers will ... More >>
Aoraki/Mt Cook Highway Closed Serious Crash – Delay Your Journey
Monday, 17 April 2023, 6:30 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Drivers heading to or from Aoraki/ Mt Cook this evening on SH80, alongside Lake Pukaki, are advised to delay travel until the highway reopens. There was a serious two-car crash just north of the intersection with SH8 mid-afternoon, near the southern ... More >>
West Melton’s New Traffic Signals Officially Celebrated Today
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 10:42 pm | NZ Transport Agency
West Melton, west of Christchurch, has had its new traffic signals switched on after nine months’ extensive construction work. The town’s first set of traffic signals are at the Weedons Ross Road/SH73 intersection, at the start of the route to the ... More >>
Transport Choices Construction Underway In Auckland
Friday, 31 March 2023, 10:16 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Construction is now underway on the first Transport Choices project in Auckland, with work kicking off earlier this week on Hendry Avenue to close a one-kilometre gap on the existing Southwestern cycleway connecting Puketāpapa to the Auckland ... More >>
SH1 Brynderwyn Hills To Open In Both Directions In Time For Easter
Tuesday, 28 March 2023, 7:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists that this Friday 31 March from 12pm, State Highway 1 over the Brynderwyn Hills will open in both directions for the first time since Cyclone Gabrielle hit last month. Traffic management and ... More >>
Upcoming Overnight Road Works On SH16 From St Lukes To Newton Road
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 6:15 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is advising motorists of upcoming maintenance on State Highway 16 (SH16) from St Lukes to Newton Road on Sunday 26 March between 8pm and 5am and Monday 27 to Thursday 30 March between 9pm and 5am. A full eastbound ... More >>
Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi To Warkworth: Overnight Road Closures And Layout Changes
Monday, 20 March 2023, 6:48 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Significant changes to the road layout on State Highway 1 (SH1), near the Pūhoi intersection, are scheduled to take place from this week as part of the Ara Tūhono – Pūhoi to Warkworth project. With work on the new motorway connections progressing, ... More >>
Northland Network Update
Thursday, 16 March 2023, 7:05 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Our teams have been working hard across Northland after impacts caused by recent weather events. We’ve been making good progress and working alongside Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM), Northland Transport Alliance (NTA), and the Lifelines ... More >>
Slip Near Greymouth Cleared, SH7 Reopening By 5 Pm Tonight/Friday
Friday, 10 March 2023, 6:38 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The slip near Greymouth at Wallsend on SH7 has been cleared and the road will reopen around 5 pm tonight, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. However, people need to take their time getting into Greymouth on SH7, says Moira Whinham, Maintenance Contract ... More >>
Work On Dunedin’s Leith Saddle, SH1 This Week For Three Weeks
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 8:13 am | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency warns Dunedin drivers to expect delays coming into the city or heading north travelling over the Leith Saddle this week and the next two weeks. Highway asphalting work is underway ahead of winter on this hilly area ... More >>
