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Work Progressing On A Permanent Fix For Bridge Damage
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 4:02 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the design and fabrication of the permanent strut for the Auckland Harbour Bridge is now well advanced. The Grade 350 L15 steel for the strut has been sourced and manufactured by NZ Steel and delivered to fabricators ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Reminds People To Use Public Transport Instead Of The Auckland Harbour Bridge
Sunday, 27 September 2020, 4:00 pm | NZ Transport Agency
As a new working week begins, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds motorists that the Auckland Harbour Bridge is only operating at 75% capacity with two lanes closed. People are advised to avoid using the bridge if possible, travel during off ... More >>
Waka Kotahi On Wind Gust Watch This Weekend
Saturday, 26 September 2020, 2:10 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is closely watching an approaching weather front for its potential impact on the Auckland Harbour Bridge this weekend which may lead to closures. Metservice is forecasting an active and complex low pressure system ... More >>
It’s In! Temporary Strut Successfully Installed For Extra Lanes To Open
Wednesday, 23 September 2020, 7:37 am | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has successfully completed the complex overnight repair to temporarily fix the damaged strut on the Auckland Harbour Bridge, with work now underway to open an additional two lanes to traffic early this morning. More >>
Motorists Urged To Avoid Damaged Auckland Harbour Bridge
Sunday, 20 September 2020, 2:46 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists and freight operators across Auckland to plan their weekday travel to avoid significant disruption caused by the closure of four lanes of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. “While the Auckland Harbour ... More >>
Engineers Assess Damage To Auckland Harbour Bridge After Truck Strike
Saturday, 19 September 2020, 4:50 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to adjust their travel plans and usual patterns to avoid significant disruption caused by the closure of four lanes on the Auckland Harbour Bridge. Congestion remains heavy on both the Auckland ... More >>
Truck Crashes Into Auckland Harbour Bridge, Closing Four Lanes
Friday, 18 September 2020, 4:41 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises Auckland motorists that there will be significant reduction in the capacity of the Auckland Harbour Bridge for several days and potentially up to several weeks after damage to the bridge superstructure this morning. A southbound ... More >>
Two Trucks Crash After Strong Winds On Auckland Harbour Bridge
Friday, 18 September 2020, 1:08 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists to expect delays crossing the Auckland Harbour Bridge after strong wind gusts caused two trucks to crash. Auckland System Manager Andrea Williamson says that just after 11AM the wind was gusting at ... More >>
Dome Valley Safety Work Shifts To Day Time Under Alert Level 3
Friday, 21 August 2020, 5:34 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises there will be day time road works under stop/go traffic management on State Highway 1 in the Dome Valley, starting Monday, 24 August. The work would usually be done at night but has been rescheduled to the ... More >>
Waka Kotahi Adjusts To COVID-19 Alert Levels
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 5:29 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency confirms that its construction projects in the Auckland region are operating under COVID-19 Alert Level 3 protocols from Midday Wednesday. The sites are working under the same strict health and safety protocols that applied ... More >>
Update On Culvert Collapse SH88, Port Chalmers Highway Dunedin – Several Weeks Work Ahead
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 4:36 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Good progress has been made in recent days on the culvert collapse on a key highway connecting Dunedin with Port Chalmers which occurred at the end of last week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. However Waka Kotahi Senior Network Manager Chris More >>
Northland Motorists Asked To Take Care Ahead Of Heavy Rain, Strong Winds
Monday, 10 August 2020, 4:44 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists to take care ahead of heavy rain and strong winds forecast for Northland from tonight. A deep low to the west of Northland has seen Metservice issue a Heavy Rain warning from 11pm tonight to ... More >>
Old Slip Adds Complexity To Mangamuka Gorge Road Repair
Friday, 31 July 2020, 5:22 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says it’s still too early to say when SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge can be opened to traffic. Most of the road has been cleared to at least one lane, but there’s still no way past the biggest slip on the northern ... More >>
SH14 Reduced To One Lane At Tangiteroria
Friday, 24 July 2020, 6:15 am | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that State Highway 14 has been reduced to one lane at Tangiteroria because of a slip. There was a minor slip by the side of the road after the weekend’s heavy rain in Northland, but a crack has since been ... More >>
Most Northland Roads Are Open But Mangamuka Gorge Stays Closed
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 4:47 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Northland’s state highway network, with the exception of SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge, is open with roads expected to be busy on the last day of school holidays. Metservice says the worst of the wet weather has passed though there could still ... More >>
Most Northland Roads Are Open. Motorists Urged To Drive With Care
Sunday, 19 July 2020, 4:26 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Northland’s state highway network, with the exception of SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge, is open this morning but motorists are advised to take care and drive to the conditions which could change quickly. The network is expected to be busy on the ... More >>
Weather Improves As Far North Highways Closed By Slips And Flooding
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:30 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The Far North is effectively cut off by state highway closures from slips and flooding after recent heavy rain, but the weather is starting to improve. Metservice says localised downpours and thunderstorms are still possible in Northland during today ... More >>
Slips And Flooding Close Roads Across Rain-Soaked Northland
Saturday, 18 July 2020, 4:10 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Severe flooding is affecting the state highway network in Northland, with SH1 south of Whangarei down to one lane after a washout near Loop Road and SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge to Kaitaia closed by slips. Other roads across the network are affected ... More >>
Heavy Rain Causes Flooding And Road Closures In Northland
Friday, 17 July 2020, 4:23 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Motorists are advised to take care in the rain on Northland roads over the last weekend of school holidays. A section of State Highway 1 at the Otiria Stream bridge in Moerewa is closed this afternoon due to flooding. SH11 via Paihia may be used ... More >>
Two-lane Traffic Re-established At SH8 Slip Site
Friday, 17 July 2020, 4:09 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has completed the installation of additional safety barriers at the site of the SH8 Deadmans Point slip, allowing the road to re-open to two lanes while work continues to stabilise the hillside above the highway. Waka ... More >>
