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Overnight Motorway Closures - January 16-22
Friday, 14 January 2022, 12:54 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 21 January 2022 . Please note this Traffic Bulletin is updated every Friday. ... More >>
Motorists Advised To Be Prepared For Cyclone Cody To Affect Roads
Friday, 14 January 2022, 12:31 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is encouraging people to check the weather forecast before travelling this weekend, with Cyclone Cody expected to hit New Zealand in the coming days. While there is some uncertainty regarding the actual track of Cyclone ... More >>
Delays Possible Due To Overnight Closure On SH1 At Upper Harbour Highway This Weekend
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 10:15 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi is advising motorists to plan ahead for a full overnight closure of the Northern Motorway (SH1) in both directions between Greville Road and Upper Harbour Highway this weekend. Some daytime delays are possible with the closure in place ... More >>
Highway Shoulder Movement SH85, Palmerston To Ranfurly Highway
Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People who are driving on the Ranfurly to Palmerston highway these holidays will strike a short patch of narrowed highway around 42 km inland from Palmerston, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Maintenance crews will manage this short stretch ... More >>
Tay St, Invercargill, 11 Day Closure This Coming January, 2022
Monday, 20 December 2021, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Invercargill people are getting early notice of some key highway maintenance and re-sealing work for eleven days in January in the town’s Tay St (also SH1). The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency project, by its highway contractor Highways South, ... More >>
Auckland Harbour Bridge Annual Christmas Maintenance
Monday, 20 December 2021, 9:16 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
One thing is staying the same this year, Waka Kotahi will be carrying out maintenance on the Auckland Harbour Bridge during the quieter Christmas New Year period. Motorists are advised that the work, which includes barrier upgrades and resurfacing, will ... More >>
Tākaka Hill Road: Two Lanes Restored For Christmas
Friday, 17 December 2021, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The Tākaka Hill road will be fully open in time for Christmas and the busy summer holiday period, with two sealed lanes back in operation on this section of SH60 from later this afternoon (Friday, 17 December). Final line marking is being completed ... More >>
What To Expect When Auckland’s Boundaries Reopen
Tuesday, 14 December 2021, 9:25 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
With the Government announcing changes to the Auckland boundary settings from December 15, Waka Kotahi will be helping police to remove checkpoints and will be working to ensure everyone can get where they’re going safely. “Road closures will be ... More >>
Urgent Deck Maintenance Luggate (Red) Bridge, SH8A, Near Wanaka
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 4:01 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Most people who use the Luggate (Red) Bridge, near Wanaka, will need to take a detour route for a week-and-a-half from next week, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. Work will be underway on weekdays, Monday, 13 December to Wednesday, 22 December, ... More >>
Contract Awarded To Build A Roundabout In Cromwell
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi has awarded the construction contract for its SH6/SH8B in Cromwell to Fulton Hogan. The roundabout will be fully funded by Waka Kotahi through the NZ Upgrade Programme (Regional Package). A tender price of $3.3million has been accepted, says ... More >>
Pump Up Your Tyres And Top Up Your AT HOP Card: EPA Gives The Tick For Improved Transport Choices In South Auckland
Monday, 15 November 2021, 12:56 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Plans for a new walking and cycling path between Papakura and Drury and an upgrade to the Drury interchange have been given the green light from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), allowing for the extension of the Southern Path between Takanini ... More >>
Prepare For Overnight Closures On Albany Highway Overpass
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi will be closing the Albany Highway overpass for four nights from Sun November 14 – Thursday 18, to allow crews to replace the joints along the underpass. Work will also take place over night on Sunday 21 and Tuesday 23 of November. The ... More >>
Watering The Crops, Not The Cars
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency reminds farmers to ensure irrigation machines are not spraying across the highway as the summer season gets underway in Canterbury. As well as being wasteful of water, it can create a slippery surface on a warm, sunny ... More >>
Out With The Old, In With The New
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 10:07 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
For nearly 150 years there’s been a bridge over the Manukau Harbour, but legend has it that the very first crossing was actually a set of stepping stones and at low tide, local iwi used these stones to cross on foot between Māngere and Onehunga. ... More >>
Making The Christchurch To Akaroa Highway And Banks Peninsula Roads Safer
Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
It’s time for Cantabrians to give their feedback on proposed safer speeds between Christchurch and Akaroa, as well as Lyttelton, and Banks Peninsula side roads. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is formally consulting on proposed new speeds for State ... More >>
Convenience? A Rubbish Excuse, Take Your Litter With You
Tuesday, 2 November 2021, 9:07 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Roadside rubbish dumpers are the target of a new Waka Kotahi campaign in Auckland which has seen a camera installed on a motorway and billboards erected to try and curb the amount of litter being dropped along the transport network. While we may ... More >>
Double The Length And Lanes: Construction On New Kaeo Bridge Begins
Friday, 29 October 2021, 1:15 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Northlanders will start to see more activity near the Kaeo River from next week as Waka Kotahi begins preparations for a new two-lane bridge that will improve safety and traffic flow in the area. Construction work on the SH10 Kaeo Bridge Safety Improvements ... More >>
Lowering The Carbon Footprint Of Transport Construction
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 10:03 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi is outlining a new commitment to lowering the carbon footprint created during construction of its New Zealand Upgrade Programme projects. Penlink, a project to create a vital new transport connection in north Auckland, is the first Waka Kotahi ... More >>
Fresh Rock Slip North-east Of Murchison; Check Arthur’s Pass Is Open Before You Set Off
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 3:45 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People driving towards Nelson, Westport or Greymouth/the West Coast over this long weekend need to be aware of a few places where there will be traffic management and one place where bad weather could close a key highway at short notice, says Tresca ... More >>
Arthur’s Pass Highway, SH73, Reopening 11 Am Today
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 10:04 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
The Arthur’s Pass/Otira gorge route linking the West Coast and Canterbury will reopen at 11 am today. SH73 was closed Monday afternoon when a slip above the Rock Shelter, on the Otira/ West Coast side, spilled material, including large boulders, ... More >>
