“NTS equipment will start to be installed on buses and ferries in Christchurch later this week as we prepare for the roll-out of contactless payments across the city from November,” says NZTA Chief Customer & Services Officer and NTS Spo… Continue reading
The road from Te Anau to Milford Sound, State Highway 94, has been subject to several closures in recent days, from Hollyford Road Junction to the Donne River Bridge, due to snow blocking the highway and the avalanche risk.
Check out some he… Continue reading
This comes as contracts are being awarded for design of this Road of National Significance, and work is underway to refine the design where Stage 1 and 2 meet at Te Puna, helping align both stages and reduce re-work under Stage 2.
“This mome… Continue reading
The administration building has been shifted to site, and most of the below-ground work at the centre and on the roads leading to it is in place.
This includes a 50-metre long and 5.2m wide weighbridge. The in-road weigh-in-motion scales on … Continue reading
9 September
Due to recent poor weather, the start date for this road rebuild has changed.
It will now start a week later from Sunday, 21 September. Not Monday, 15 September as was previously indicated.
Revised work schedule
Sun… Continue reading
The Hakanui Straight flood resilience upgrade will raise an 850-metre flood-prone section of highway by 3 metres. The project also includes new drainage systems, upgraded culverts, and safety barriers.
Over the past two months, the Transport… Continue reading
Contractors working for New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) are used to clearing ‘everything but the kitchen sink’ off our state highways – and now they can add a sink to the list.
NZTA was contacted yesterday about the bathroom … Continue reading
Work is underway on a major retaining wall at the intersection of SH29 and Cambridge Road. This is in preparation for a new, safer intersection with traffic lights, a key upgrade that will also include a new connection to Whiore Avenue for b… Continue reading
The proposal is for two tolling points (or gantries) to be introduced as part of the Roads of National Significance project, each charging $1.25 per passing light vehicle, and $2.50 for heavy vehicles.
When built, the B2P project will provid… Continue reading
The Wellington Transport Alliance has confirmed the night closure schedule for State Highway 2 Remutaka Hill for the first half of 2026.
Roxanne Hilliard, Alliance Manager, says regular users of the route should be aware of the 2026 schedule… Continue reading