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Overnight And Daytime Road Closures, Camp Creek Culvert, Makarora, Otago-West Coast, SH6
Wednesday, 13 October 2021, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Works to install two new culverts on State Highway 6 south of Makarora, will mean delays for road users over the next four weeks, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The road links Otago to the West Coast via the Haast Pass and no detour route is ... More >>
SH88, Highway To Port Chalmers, Lane Closure Ahead To The End Of November
Friday, 1 October 2021, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People who use SH88 to get to and from Port Chalmers, Dunedin, will face delays over the next two months, including overnight. The work will start on Wednesday 6 October and run through to the end of November, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. ... More >>
Welcome To Waipapa: SH10 Improvement Project Bolsters Towns Transport Connections
Friday, 1 October 2021, 11:48 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
The growth of Waipapa and Kerikeri has been acknowledged and boosted by a revitalised transport corridor that’s making journeys safer for motorists and people walking or on bikes. Waka Kotahi marked the completion of the SH10 Waipapa Corridor Improvements ... More >>
Kaikōura Highway Delays This Week And Next As Helicopters Remove Machinery From Rockfall-prone Slopes
Thursday, 30 September 2021, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People passing through Kaikōura, to the south from Peketa to Goose Bay, will face delays up to 30 minutes this week and to a lesser extent, next week also, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. SH1 south of the town will face short-term closures from ... More >>
Night Work, Stop/Go Traffic Management Two Places In Ashburton, Also Tinwald
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency work is likely to affect drivers in Ashburton from this Sunday night (3 October). Ground testing will also be underway on SH1 in nearby Tinwald Monday and possibly Tuesday night overnight, with a detour for north-bound ... More >>
Feedback Sought On Proposed Speed Limit Changes Around Tāmaki Makaurau
Monday, 27 September 2021, 3:44 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Auckland Transport (AT) is asking for feedback on a proposal to change the speed limits of approximately 800 roads around the region. Most of the proposed changes involve 462 roads near 57 schools around the region and 208 rural roads. From today, ... More >>
Tākaka Hill, SH60, Open Now
Friday, 24 September 2021, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
After a day of activity with crews clearing slips and redirecting water flows, the Tākaka Hill highway linking Nelson to Mohua/Golden Bay reopened this afternoon around 4.15 pm. The highway will be open 24/7 barring any future emergency works around ... More >>
Bridge Deck Repairs Will See Road Closures And Traffic Management In Place North Of Te Kao
Friday, 24 September 2021, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that traffic management will be in place on State Highway 1 (SH1) north of Te Kao township from next week, to allow for works repairing damage on the single lane Tangoake Bridge between Monday September 27 and ... More >>
Overnight Closures On Northern Motorway Including Toll Road
Friday, 24 September 2021, 9:45 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that overnight closures for essential maintenance tasks including road resurfacing on the Northern Motorway (SH1) will take place between Silverdale and Johnstones Hill tunnel next week. To maximum efficiency, the scope ... More >>
Night closures Weld Pass, SH1, Blenheim: postponed
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has postponed planned night work in Weld Pass between Blenheim and Seddon, on SH1, originally scheduled to start Monday 20 September. The maintenance work is now likely to occur in October. The exact dates will be communicated ... More >>
Partial closure on Auckland Harbour Bridge for resurfacing
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 4:08 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency advises that the southbound clip-on lanes across the Auckland Harbour Bridge, including the Shelly Beach Road off-ramp will be closed from 3pm to 3am this Thursday September 9, in order to make the road safer. The closure ... More >>
$178 million transport investment in the West Coast
Tuesday, 7 September 2021, 10:20 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency today announced $178 million of investment in the West Coast’s land transport system that will deliver a safer, more resilient transport system. The planned investments are detailed in Ngā Kaupapa Huarahi o Aotearoa | ... More >>
Speed Review - State Highway 8 through Tekapo
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
New speed limits have been proposed for SH8 through Tekapo by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The new limits follow a public engagement process where Waka Kotahi talked to iwi, the community, the council, local police, AA and local businesses about speed ... More >>
Speed Review - State Highway 8 Through Tekapo
Monday, 9 August 2021, 1:05 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
New speed limits have been proposed for SH8 through Tekapo by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. The new limits follow a public engagement process where Waka Kotahi talked to iwi, the community, the council, local police, AA and local businesses about speed ... More >>
Stoppages South Of Kaikōura This Week, SH1, For Rockfall Remediation
Monday, 9 August 2021, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Recent rockfalls at a site south of Kaikōura will require a lane drop this week for crews to remove rock and resume the safety remediation work underway there. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says there was rockfall at the site Sunday evening, which ... More >>
Safer Highway Speed Limits For Milford Sound/Piopiotahi From Next Week
Monday, 2 August 2021, 1:01 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
New safer permanent speed limits are just around the corner on a 19km stretch of SH94 from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound/Piopiotahi. The new speed limits will take effect from Wednesday, 11 August, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. “We ... More >>
Penlink Team To Go Above And Below During Geotechnical Works
Friday, 30 July 2021, 1:42 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People in the Whangaparāoa /Silverdale area may notice an uptake in activity over the coming weeks as we start geotechnical investigations which are critical in ensuring we protect the unique landscape surrounding the Penlink corridor when we begin construction ... More >>
Ashburton River/ Hakatere Bridge, SH1, Repairs And Traffic Effects Over Next Few Days
Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 1:22 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The recent rain and higher river levels delayed planned repairs to Ashburton’s SH1 bridge over the Ashburton River/ Hakatere, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency. However, this work will continue this week, weather dependent. One of the bridge’s ... More >>
Check Your Load Before You Hit The Road
Monday, 26 July 2021, 1:48 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
A motorway overbridge has been struck by over height vehicles twice in the same weekend, prompting urgent maintenance works, just a year after major repairs following similar incidents. “On both occasions warning signs were illuminated, ... More >>
State Highway Flooding Report Upper South Island – Nelson And Westport No Highway Access, 11.15 Am Update
Saturday, 17 July 2021, 1:19 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
A number of South Island towns, including Westport and Nelson, are currently isolated due to state highway closures caused by high river levels, flooding, fallen trees and slips. Other isolated towns include Tākaka, Collingwood and Murchison in Tasman ... More >>
