New Zealand Transport Agency - Latest News [Page 54]
State Highway 29 – Poike Road roundabout major maintenance
Thursday, 5 June 2014, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists who travel through the Poike Road roundabout on State Highway 29 (SH29) that major night works will be commencing on Sunday 8 June. More >>
Final stage of construction underway for last Waitaki bridge
Friday, 30 May 2014, 12:18 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
With this week’s final pour of the concrete deck for the second of the new bridges being built over the Waitaki River at Kurow, the final stages of its construction are now underway. More >>
Holiday weekend care needed as winter sets in
Wednesday, 28 May 2014, 11:57 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Winter’s official arrival on Sunday (1 June) coincides with the Queen’s Birthday holiday weekend, and the NZ Transport Agency is urging drivers in Auckland and Northland to plan ahead and take extra care during the break. More >>
Closures on Auckland’s Northwestern start tonight
Tuesday, 27 May 2014, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (SH16) eastbound will be closed each night between the Great North Road interchange and the Central Motorway Junction from 10pm to 5am the following morning starting tonight (Tuesday 27 May) until Friday (29 May). More >>
TEL roundabout replaces dangerous intersection
Monday, 26 May 2014, 1:47 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Traffic was switched onto the new Paengaroa roundabout last week, as part of the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project. Drivers travelling along State Highway 2 (SH2) and State Highway 33 (SH33) will have welcomed the improvement to their journey. More >>
Work begins to clear Arthur’s Pass and Haast Pass slips
Saturday, 24 May 2014, 10:42 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Work is underway clearing the slips at the Arthur’s Pass and Haast Pass which closed the two state highways yesterday. More >>
Canterbury/West Coast: Motorists urged to take extreme care
Friday, 23 May 2014, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists are being advised to take extreme care on Canterbury/West Coast roads this weekend with road closures, flooding and wind warnings already in place throughout the region. More >>
Arthur’s Pass closed by massive slip
Friday, 23 May 2014, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
State Highway 73, from Arthur’s Pass to Otira, has been closed by a massive slip and is expected to remain closed for two to three days. The NZ Transport Agency’s Senior Network Manager Mark Pinner says a significant amount of rock and material ... More >>
Auckland’s Great North Road motorway on-ramp narrows
Monday, 19 May 2014, 1:46 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Drivers are advised of changes to a section of Auckland’s Great North Road interchange fromtomorrow (Tuesday 20 May) when three lanes will become two. More >>
Prime Minister starts final Western Ring Route project
Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:03 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The final project linked to the NZ Transport Agency’s huge expansion of Auckland’s Northwestern Motorway (State Highway 16) was officially launched today by the Prime Minister, John Key. More >>
Waikato/BoP: SH2 on-ramp from Route K to be closed
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 4:38 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists are advised that the State Highway 2 (SH2) on-ramp from the Route K overbridge to Takitimu Drive will be closed to traffic heading from the Route K Toll road towards Mt Maunganui or the City Centre, to allow for major road resurfacing works. More >>
SH2 closure between Kauri Point Road and Woodland Road
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 9:48 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency advises that SH2, between Kauri Point Road and Woodland Road north of Katikati, will be closed from 9:30am for approximately one hour. This is to allow for the removal of a truck that crashed earlier this morning. Specialist ... More >>
Bridge beams to be lifted into place at Domain Road
Monday, 5 May 2014, 11:35 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Motorists are advised that there will be diversions in place at the Domain Road/State Highway 2 intersection, as part of on-going construction of the NZ Transport Agency’s Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project. More >>
Innovative road markings to improve motorcycle safety
Friday, 2 May 2014, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
People travelling in the Southern Coromandel area this month will notice some unusual road markings in the lanes before deceptive corners, says the NZ Transport Agency today. More >>
SH3 rock fall stabilisation work completed
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency says mitigation works which involved blasting to stabilise the southern section of the Mangaotaki Bluffs on State Highway 3, near Pio Pio was completed today. Transport Agency’s Highways Manager, Kaye Clark says that blasting ... More >>
New trains important building block for Auckland’s future
Monday, 28 April 2014, 1:30 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency welcomes the launch of Auckland’s new electric train service, and it congratulates Auckland Transport, KiwiRail, Transdev, which operates the trains, and CAF, their Spanish manufacturer, for its introduction. “The operation of the ... More >>
Auckland Weekly Traffic Bulletin 27 April – 3 May 2014
Thursday, 24 April 2014, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency advises of the following closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 9pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be completed at the next available date, prior to Friday, 2 May. ... More >>
ANZAC closures of Wellesley Street East for cycleway project
Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 12:04 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
As the Grafton Gully cycleway project enters the final months of construction, the NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers of project-related closures of Wellesley Street East in central Auckland. More >>
Tauranga Direct Road - SH36 to reopen to a single lane
Tuesday, 22 April 2014, 11:25 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 36 (SH36) between Rotorua and Tauranga will reopen at midday today to a single lane with manual traffic control. The Transport Agency is advising heavy vehicles to continue to avoid using this road to ensure ... More >>
Tauranga Eastern Link – Rain delays the SH2 traffic changes
Monday, 14 April 2014, 5:07 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The recent wet weather has delayed the scheduled traffic switch onto the new eastbound lanes, between Mangatawa and Domain Road, as part the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) project. More >>