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Overnight Motorway Closures: 13 April – 19 April 2014

Friday, 11 April 2014, 12:52 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, 18 April. More >>

SH29 slip repair work near Hastings Road starts Sunday night

Thursday, 10 April 2014, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Motorists are advised that portable traffic signals will be operating along State Highway 29 near Hastings Road from Sunday night to repair a small slip. Access for local Hastings Road residents will be available. More >>

SH1 between Taupo and Turangi closed from 10am

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 11:17 am | New Zealand Transport Agency

Due to a truck crash earlier this morning, the NZ Transport Agency says State Highway 1 (SH1) between Taupo and Turangi at Titoki Point will be closed from 10am today to allow the removal operation to take place. It is expected this section of the ... More >>

State Highway 3 update 4/4/14

Friday, 4 April 2014, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Following last week's fatal rock fall on SH3, the NZ Transport Agency has received an update from its geotechnical specialists regarding the progress of their mitigation works and cliff face assessment. More >>

Plan for overnight SH16 closure in north-west Auckland

Tuesday, 1 April 2014, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Overnight maintenance work will close a section of State Highway 16 (SH16) at Huapai in north-west Auckland, and the NZ Transport Agency advises people to allow more time for their journeys. More >>

Care on Auckland’s Northern Motorway after truck crash

Thursday, 27 March 2014, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Temporary repairs to Auckland’s Northern Motorway (State Highway 1) are almost complete after a truck crash earlier today, but the NZ Transport Agency says drivers may still face delays during this evening’s peak. More >>

Northwestern on-ramp to close for weekend

Wednesday, 26 March 2014, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Auckland’s Great North Road westbound on-ramp to the Northwestern Motorway (SH16) will be closed from 9pm on Friday 28 March to 5am on Monday 31 March. The NZ Transport Agency says the closure is necessary for work to improve the on-ramp as part of its ... More >>

SH2 North of Te Puke - Road rehabilitation works

Thursday, 20 March 2014, 4:46 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Motorists travelling along State Highway 2 (SH2) between Atuaroa Bridge and Te Puke Quarry Road just north of Te Puke Township are advised that road rehabilitation work will be undertaken over 600 metres of road starting Friday, delays of up to 20 minutes, ... More >>

Lanes closing on Wellesley Street East for cycleway project

Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 12:06 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Big changes affecting all drivers using Wellesley Street East in central Auckland are planned from next Monday (24 March) for necessary work linked to the NZ Transport Agency’s Grafton Gully cycleway project. More >>

Emergency Partial Closure of Auckland on-ramp

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Emergency road repairs will partially close the lane heading towards the Ellerslie-Panmure northbound on-ramp between Great South Road and the Ellerslie-Panmure roundabout leading to Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1). More >>

Overnight Motorway Closures: 15 March – 22 March 2014

Friday, 14 March 2014, 1:13 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, 21 March. More >>

Transport Agency avoids significant closure of Motu Bridge

Friday, 14 March 2014, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says a significant closure of the Motu Bridge between Gisborne and Opotiki on State Highway 2 early next month has been avoided thanks to a system that will enable them to undertake strengthening and maintenance work on the one ... More >>

Road resurface work starting Tuesday, Athenree Gorge SH2

Thursday, 13 March 2014, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says road resurfacing work will start Tuesday (18 March 2014) and continue for approximately a week through the Athenree Gorge between Old Tauranga Road and Athenree Road on State Highway 2. More >>

Tauranga Eastern Link – significant road layout change

Thursday, 13 March 2014, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Motorists are advised that there will be a significant road layout change taking place at the Tara Road and Domain Road intersection, Papamoa this weekend, as part of on-going construction of the NZ Transport Agency’s Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) ... More >>

Wet weather expected in Waikato and Bay of Plenty region

Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency is urging motorists travelling around the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region to take care as heavy rain is expected at the weekend. The Transport Agency says drivers need to take extreme care as roads surfaces can be very slippery ... More >>

Traffic now using new section of SH33 near Paengaroa

Friday, 7 March 2014, 10:16 am | New Zealand Transport Agency

Drivers of State Highway 33, between Paengaroa and Rotorua, would have noticed that they are now travelling on the new section of road at Pareteiro. For the last 16 months this section of road has been undergoing major safety improvement works. More >>

SH2 Te Puke night time road resurfacing work starts Sunday

Tuesday, 4 March 2014, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

Motorists travelling along State Highway 2 (SH2) through Te Puke are advised that due to road resurfacing works being undertaken at the north end of Te Puketownship between Atuaroa Avenue and Oroua Street, a stop/go manual traffic operation will ... More >>

Expert panel on cycle safety announced

Friday, 28 February 2014, 11:21 am | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency has selected a group of ten New Zealand-based experts to develop recommendations for making the country’s roads safer for cycling. More >>

New Northern Motorway on-and-off ramps opened

Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 2:32 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency

The new $4.6 million on-and-off ramps for Christchurch’s Northern Motorway at the Lineside Road (State Highway 71)/Smith Street interchange, near Kaiapoi, were officially opened today (26 February). More >>

Road rehabilitation work starting next Mon at Athenree Gorge

Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 10:29 am | New Zealand Transport Agency

The NZ Transport Agency says road pavement rehabilitation work will start next Monday (3 March 2014) and continue for a couple of weeks at Athenree Gorge on State Highway 2, just north of where the Transport Agency is realigning a series of bends known ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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