Category: New Zealand Transport Agency

Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Dunedin to Mosgiel barriers installed making the highway safer for all road users

Safety barriers have been installed down the side of the highway to help prevent run-off road crashes, the median barrier has been extended to help stop head-on crashes, and changes have been made to the SH1/SH87 roundabout at Kinmont to make it easier for over-dimension trucks to manoeuvre.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Weather conditions to close Gisborne – Opotiki through Waioeka Gorge

Transport Agency Regional Transport System Manager, Rob Campbell asks those travelling during the school holidays to check the Transport Agency’s Journey Planner website, www.journeys.nzta.govt.nz, or ring 0800 44 44 49  to stay up to date with the latest conditions.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Celebration for Redwood and Mairehau: the opening of the CNC Winters Road subway

Papanui Primary pupils with principal Paul Kingston (rear) were amongst the first to cycle through the new Winters Road subway today. The orange dividing fence is temporary while the floor and ceiling work is finished and entrance bollards are installed for cyclists’ safety.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Waioeka Gore SH2 to re-open from midday this Saturday during daylight hours

The road will initially open to a single lane during day light hours at the slip site and there will be stop/go traffic management in place. The site will be continuously monitored to ensure the area remains safe for people to travel through.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: UPDATE on Luggate (Red) Bridge repairs and maintenance, Queenstown Lakes District, SH8A

However, our contractors have discovered that some additional work should be done before the busy spring and summer period. With the school holidays starting in just a week’s time it has been decided to complete the current section by working this Friday night also, then carry out tidy up work next week during the day, with delays of up to 10 minutes for bridge users.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Waioeka Gorge SH2 Bay of Plenty to remain closed

Contractors are on site clearing the slip, and geotechnical engineers are currently assessing the stability of the site. Until those assessments have been competed it is too early to predict when the road will be able to be safely re-opened to traffic.
We will continue to provide updates on our social media and the NZTA website.
If travelling, we ask motorists to use a SH35 as an alternative route or delay travel.
The NZ Transport Agency thanks road users for their understanding and patience.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Maungatapu underpass to open to traffic

The 120m-long underpass is a two-lane link underneath the Maungatapu roundabout. A temporary 50km/h speed restriction will be in place through the underpass, and the new traffic lights will be operating at the Welcome Bay Road and Welcome Bay Link Road intersection.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Drivers urged to watch for cyclists, avoid bollards Dunedin CBD cycle lanes

“With the new separated cycle lanes under construction in this location, it’s even more important that drivers take care near the existing on-road cycle lane,” says Transport Agency Maintenance Contract Manager, Nick Rodger. “We want all road users to be safe, and that means drivers keeping an eye out for cyclists and pedestrians. The cycle lane is for cyclists not car or truck wheels.”

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: New slip activity on Lemons Hill closes SH11 tonight

There are reports of a tree and other material on the road, but it won’t be possible to make an assessment until the morning. It’s not clear at this stage how long the road will be closed, says the Transport Agency’s Northland System Manager Jacqui Hori-Hoult.

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Source: New Zealand Transport Agency – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Rockfall after rain restricts road access into Kaikōura – Waiau/ Mt Lyford only road in overnight

Traffic was safely diverted away from the rockfall between Rosy Morn and the Raramai Tunnel, but given the difficulties of hearing and seeing rock falling in the dark, a decision has been made to close the road at 5 pm, says Tresca Forrester, Network Operations Manager for the Transport Agency.

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