Category: Transport

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

Headline: Retrofitted seatbelt safety alert – update

Following the release of a safety alert in October this year, further investigation of seatbelts imported by Business Ventures Limited (BVL) has found that more replacement seatbelts being provided by the company, though labelled as compliant, do not meet approved safety standards.

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

Headline: Bus lane to improve peak time bus travel on Auckland’s busiest motorway

The new lane will be created on the Northern Motorway (SH1), from just north of the Auckland Harbour Bridge to the Esmonde Road turnoff, where 130 buses an hour travel in peak time between the city centre and the Northern Expressway.

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

Headline: Meredith Connell completes review of most urgent NZTA files

“Significant progress has been made and reviews completed of the most urgent files where public safety was potentially at risk. We have provided recommendations to the Transport Agency. On the basis of these recommendations and following legal processes the Transport Agency is stepping up enforcement action for non-compliance across all regulatory areas for which it has responsibility,” Managing Partner Steve Haszard says.

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

Headline: State Highway 1 north side of Kaikōura closed at 1pm today, south side to close at 8pm tonight/Wednesday

“With 50-75mm of rain forecast to fall this afternooon and tonight, the NZ Transport Agency decided to close the highway to the north earlier this afternoon. The south side will also close tonight at 8 pm due to concerns around rockfall,” says Transport Agency Network Operations Manager, Tresca Forrester.

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

Headline: Temporary closure of Paekākāriki Hill Road this Friday

The Transport Agency is collaborating with NZ Police, Kāpiti District Council and Porirua City Council on the temporary closure between the State Highway 1 intersection and Grays Road at Pauatahanui, to trial its effectiveness in improving safety and journey times.

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

Headline: State Highway 1, south and north of Kaikōura to close from 8pm tonight, reopen 9am Wednesday

• South of Kaikōura, SH1 will close between Oaro and Peketa. There will be a soft (manned checkpoint) closure at the Leader Road, north of Cheviot, so drivers are aware there will be no access to Kaikōura from the south side of SH1.
• The northern closure is between Clarence and Mangamaunu.

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

Headline: Work to repair slip on SH43 Hospital Hill to begin next week

Initial work to prepare for the repairs will involve minor widening of State Highway 43 Hospital Hill and the formation of an access track to the base of the under slip.

The Transport Agency’s Regional Transport Systems Manager Ross I’Anson says State Highway 43 Hospital Hill has experienced a number of slips over the past few months.

“To repair the slip, we will construct a mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) wall which will also help to prevent further slips.

“The road leading down Hospital Hill is showing signs that it will also slip eventually, so the MSE wall will continue down the hill to prevent this from happening.

“We expect that the MSE wall will be complete by early 2019.”

State Highway 43 Hospital Hill will remain under traffic light and stop/go management while this work is underway.

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

Headline: Significant delays on SH2 Melling due to a crash

As a result of the crash, traffic signals are currently not working. Southbound traffic is being diverted via Block Road, while northbound traffic is down to one lane.

It is not clear when the traffic signals will be back up and running. Road users should expect delays or use an alternative route.

The NZ Transport Agency wants to thank road users for their understanding and patience.

An update will be posted on our website and social media pages.

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

Headline: Resealing work for State Highway 2 Masterton postponed

Contractors were set to start resurfacing High Street from Bledisloe Street to north of Ngaumutawa Road on Monday 26 November, with a detour for northbound traffic.

However, road surfacing materials cannot set in wet weather and with more rain forecast again next week, the work will not go ahead at the planned date.

A new date will be publicised as soon as possible.

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

Headline: Innovative speed signs coming to Waikato intersections

The signs, known as Intersection Speed Zones, detect when a vehicle is turning into or out of a side road and temporarily reduce the legal speed limit on the state highway (from 100 km/h to either 60km/hr or 70km/h). They also do this when a driver is crossing the state highway from a side road.

Intersection speed zones are being installed at the following intersections:

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