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Short Delays At Sylvia Flats, SH7, Near Hanmer: Stop/go This Monday And Tuesday
Friday, 8 May 2020, 4:25 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Drivers need to prepare for short delays at Sylvia Flats SH7, near Hanmer, this Monday and Tuesday, 10 and 11 May. Stop/go management will be in place to allow for safe tree-felling alongside the highway. The work is part of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport ... More >>
Christchurch Southern Motorway Stage 2 Crews Back On Site, Making Up Time Ahead Of Winter
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 5:14 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Work priorities and traffic management have been rearranged on Christchurch’s Southern Motorway Stage 2 project, as around 250 construction crew resume their jobs under Covid-19 Level Three health and safety protocols. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport ... More >>
Otago & Southland Highways Work Resumes After Anzac Weekend, Under Level 3 Safety Guidelines
Friday, 24 April 2020, 5:28 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Otago and Southland road users will see a lot more activity on their highways after Anzac weekend with the lifting of the COVID-19 Level 4 Lockdown and the start of Level 3* safety protocols. Otago projects that may cause road users’ delays Nevis ... More >>
Northland Drivers Urged To Take Care In The Rain Over Easter
Wednesday, 8 April 2020, 4:04 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency encourages people to take care if they need to travel for provide or access essential services or supplies over Easter, with rain forecast for Auckland and Northland. “While everyone should be staying safe and staying ... More >>
Essential Repair To Be Completed Over Brynderwyn Hills On SH1
Friday, 3 April 2020, 5:08 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is moving to complete an essential road repair on the south side of the Brynderwyns Hills to ensure the safety and resilience of State Highway 1 to Northland. The northbound passing lane has been closed and the road ... More >>
SH1 Through Mangamuka Gorge Closes For A Day For Resurfacing
Thursday, 13 February 2020, 7:40 am | NZ Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises motorists in the Far North that State Highway 1 through the Mangamuka Gorge will be closed for resurfacing on Sunday, 16 February. To do this work safely, the section of SH1 between Mangamuka and south of Kitchen ... More >>
Auckland motorists urged to plan ahead for Waitangi Day
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 10:44 am | NZ Transport Agency
Motorists intending to make a long weekend out of the Waitangi Day public holiday are urged to plan ahead to avoid busy travel times on state highways. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says drivers leaving Auckland on Wednesday afternoon and returning ... More >>
Canterbury inland road reopens
Monday, 9 December 2019, 5:01 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Canterbury’s Upper Rangitata inland road, Route 72, linking Timaru and Ashburton reopened around midday today. It quickly filled with waiting traffic, with significant delays around the single lane Upper Orari Bridge and rural gridlock for several kilometres. ... More >>
Rain and strong wind expected to affect road conditions
Friday, 31 May 2019, 10:58 am | NZ Transport Agency
Rain and strong wind expected to affect road conditions this Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend More >>
Colour-coded motorway signs to help motorists plan journeys
Monday, 29 April 2019, 4:41 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Auckland motorists will be able to make better informed journeys on the network, thanks to a technology upgrade to the motorway messaging system. The NZ Transport Agency has installed 150 new electronic information screens on the approaches to ... More >>
South Island State Highways Status - 28/3/19
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 12:42 pm | NZ Transport Agency
Below is the current status of the State Highways in the South Island. We ask that motorists travel through the work areas at the posted temporary speed limits for your own safety and for the safety of our roading crews. More >>
State Highway 29A closures 22 to 25 March
Thursday, 21 March 2019, 1:35 pm | NZ Transport Agency
State Highway 29A between the Baypark and Te Maunga roundabouts will be closed this weekend from 9pm Friday, 22 March to 4am Monday 25 March. More >>
Speed reductions made permanent on SH1
Wednesday, 12 December 2018, 4:52 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency is making permanent the speed reductions near Kaikōura put in place a year ago, when State Highway 1 reopened following the November 2016 earthquake. “Following consultation with the community, we have decided to continue these speed ... More >>
Wairau Valley travellers: Roadworks underway until December
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 1:23 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency advises drivers to allow extra time for their journeys along the Wairau Valley Highway, SH63, in Tasman District, from next week into early December. Road repairs will be underway from the Korere/Tophouse Rd intersection to St Arnaud ... More >>
Haast Pass route between Otago and West Coast closed
Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:26 am | NZ Transport Agency
The highway linking the West Coast and Otago closed after 7 am this morning due to a rockfall on the Otago side. NZ Transport Agency crews are working to clear the slip this morning with State Highway 6 south of Makarora, likely to be closed until ... More >>
Auckland electric vehicle priority lane trial ends this week
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:36 am | NZ Transport Agency
A NZ Transport Agency trial of electric vehicles (EVs) being allowed to use 11 priority bypass lanes on state highways in Auckland ends at midnight this coming Friday (September 7). The 12 month trial, which began on 7 September 2017, ends when the bylaw enabling ... More >>
NZTA lays charges against Daily Freight Ltd
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 12:14 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency is prosecuting Daily Freight (1994) Limited for alleged breaches of the Railways Act 2005, following an investigation into an incident in Auckland on 25 January 2018 involving runaway rail wagons which the Transport Agency believes ... More >>
SH2 Waioeka Gorge planned to re-open 24/7 early next week
Thursday, 12 July 2018, 4:41 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency says it is working to re-open the section of State Highway 2 affected by a slip in the Waioeka Gorge 24hrs a day from Tuesday next week. More >>
Holiday road safety information
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 1:52 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The Ministry of Transport will be updating crash data throughout the break and you can find it on the right hand side of their home page at www.transport.govt.nz . Further background and historical crash data for the holiday period can be found ... More >>
More work needed to choose Manawatū Gorge alternative route
Tuesday, 12 December 2017, 2:19 pm | NZ Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency says further work will be required before a preferred option can be selected for a new State Highway 3 route to replace the Manawatū Gorge. More >>
