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Christchurch Southern Motorway overbridge opens this week
Monday, 28 November 2011, 3:11 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Christchurch motorists will be able to use the new Awatea Road/Dunbars Road link, the first of four overbridges on Stage 1 of the new Christchurch Southern Motorway, from this Wednesday (30 November). More >>
NZTA rolls in The Bandit
Friday, 25 November 2011, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency crews have finished cutting a path through dense bush to reach the top of the Manawatu gorge slip, and are clearing bush to establish a safe working platform for the earth moving equipment due to start benching (terracing) the slip ... More >>
Auckland Motorways: Overnight Motorway Closures 27 Nov-3 Dec
Friday, 25 November 2011, 12:27 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 December. More >>
NZ Transport Agency - Auckland Regional Office
Thursday, 24 November 2011, 5:04 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency has deferred a decision on re-opening Auckland's Wellington Street on-ramp until after the Victoria Park Tunnel Project is completed next year. The on-ramp feeds central city traffic to the northbound lanes of State Highway 1. More >>
Historic Auckland pub to be ‘gift wrapped’ for Christmas
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Auckland’s historic Rob Roy Hotel will be wrapped like a Christmas gift in time for the traditional “lighting up” of homes and businesses on Franklin Road in Freemans Bay on 1 December. More >>
NZTA ready for next stage as last segment fitted at Newmark
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:59 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency has completed a significant milestone on the Newmarket Viaduct replacement project on Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State Highway 1) by lifting the final segment of the new northbound bridge into place with the help of the big ... More >>
Traffic detours on Tauranga’s Harbour Link
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 10:40 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
Planned maintenance work on Tauranga’s Harbour Link will see a number of traffic detours installed over the coming weeks. A night-time detour will be in place on the Mirrielees Road east bound on-ramp for motorists travelling from Tauranga to ... More >>
Auckland: Overnight Motorway Closures, 20 - 26 November 2011
Friday, 18 November 2011, 4:47 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, 25 November. More >>
Repairs to SH 82 Waitaki Bridges pier
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 5:34 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) will start repairs next week on a pier affected by scouring that resulted in the night time closures of the Waitaki Bridges on State Highway (SH82) on Thursday and Friday of last week. More >>
NZTA asks drivers for care and patience with new tunnel
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency is reminding motorists to drive with care and patience on their evening commute through the new Victoria Park Tunnel. More >>
NZTA thanks Auckland as traffic flows through Victoria Park
Monday, 14 November 2011, 12:50 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Traffic is flowing smoothly through Auckland’s Victoria Park Tunnel, which opened at 4.48am today – three months earlier than scheduled. By 9am an estimated 10,000 vehicles had used the tunnel. More >>
Floodlighting to keep SH 82 Waitaki Bridges open overnight
Sunday, 13 November 2011, 2:24 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is using floodlighting to monitor scouring at a pier on the Waitaki Bridges on State Highway (SH82) near Kurow, allowing the bridges to open overnight from tonight. More >>
Fine weather bodes well for Victoria Park Tunnel opening
Friday, 11 November 2011, 12:42 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
With fine weather forecast for most of the weekend the NZ Transport Agency is looking forward to carrying out the final road works needed to connect the Victoria Park Tunnel with State Highway 1 and opening the tunnel to two lanes of traffic on the ... More >>
Stay involved and keep your teenager safe
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 5:22 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
In just five months since the launch of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) safe teen driver campaign, more than 24,000 ‘unique visitors’ have picked up information from the NZTA’s www.safeteendriver.co.nz website. More >>
Minor maintenance work planned for Pekatahi Rail Bridge
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 3:01 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Work to strengthen the deck of the Pekatahi Rail Bridge on State Highway 2 will start early next week reports the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA). The road works will be undertaken at night commencing from Monday 14 November at 7.00pm and is scheduled to finish ... More >>
NZTA: drivers should plan ahead to avoid Vic Park congestion
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 11:37 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
As the final stage of work to get the Victoria Park Tunnel ready for traffic nears completion, the NZ Transport Agency reminds drivers to plan their journeys to avoid motorway congestion through the central motorway junction in Auckland this coming ... More >>
NZTA and AA announce latest vehicle safety ratings
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
The NZ Transport Agency and the Automobile Association have released Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) crash test results for two more new vehicle models in New Zealand - a top five-star rating for the Skoda Yeti sports utility vehicle, ... More >>
List of approved child restraint technicians on NZTA website
Tuesday, 8 November 2011, 4:02 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
Parents and caregivers across New Zealand have a new tool to help them quickly and easily find a qualified professional able to provide advice on the sale, rental and fitting of child restraints. More >>
NZTA says push to open Vic Park Tunnel will cause disruption
Monday, 7 November 2011, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Transport Agency
NZ Transport Agency is advising drivers to chose alternative routes and avoid the motorway congestion through central Auckland this weekend because of intensive works to complete the Victoria Park tunnel. The NZTA plans to open two of the tunnel’s ... More >>
Auckland Motorways Summer Season
Monday, 7 November 2011, 11:38 am | New Zealand Transport Agency
This Motorways Summer Season will see an unprecedented level of activity across Auckland's highways as the NZ Transport Agency accelerates key projects to deliver safety, congestion and travel time benefits to all drivers. More >>
