Waka Kotahi Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery Jo Wilton says over the next six months the focus is on one of the last sections of the $34.5 million safety improvements project.“Starting from Monday, work will get underway on a 2.1km s… Continue reading →

When Transmission Gully opens it will become part of the new State Highway 1 (SH1), to reflect its function as the main route in and out of Wellington, and the current section of SH1 between Linden and Mackays Crossing will be renumbered Sta… Continue reading →

Contractors will start on State Highway 49 in Waiouru, near the intersection with State Highway 1, as well as on SH1 just north of Putaruru.  Following this, they will work their way across state highways between Waiouru and Matamata.Al… Continue reading →

State Highway 30 between Tikitere and Whakatāne in Eastern Bay of Plenty is the latest state highway to come under the spotlight, after being identified as a road where safer speed limits could make a big difference in preventing deaths and … Continue reading →

Waka Kotahi Regional Manager Infrastructure Delivery Jo Wilton says not only will the improvements save lives, they are already creating job and training opportunities for locals.“The project has so far resulted in full-time employment for 1… Continue reading →

“The closure is needed to carry out on-going survey monitoring of the structure following the flood-related settlement last week,” says Pete Connors, System Manager Waka Kotahi. “We will need to repeat this monitoring and two-hour closu… Continue reading →

UPDATE Wednesday 9 June, 5.20pmContractors have discovered the issue that created the small tomo is more complicated than first thought. Work will continue on Thursday to further repair the site in order to prevent the tomo reappearing. Fina… Continue reading →

Tree removal works on Sunday 13 June, west of the SH2/Francis Road intersectionWork to remove dead trees posing a safety risk will be undertaken between 6am and 1pm. The works are planned for the weekend to minimise the impacts on traffic, h… Continue reading →

The road will be closed to westbound traffic for four days from 9am to 2.30pm between Monday 14 and Thursday 17 June, with the detour route via the Pahiatua Track.“Contractors will be completing line-marking, road sweeping and other maintena… Continue reading →

“It’s been great to see so many people turning out to our pop-up information sessions to tell us about safety concerns they have in their communities. While those face- to-face opportunities are now finished, there’s still time for people to… Continue reading →