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Vehicle width restriction on SH25 north of Thames

Updated: 11 Mar 2010

Te Puru Stream Bridge on State Highway 25, approximately 11 km north of Thames, is temporarily restricted to vehicles less than 3.5 metres wide.

Investigation work gets underway on Puhoi to Wellsford

Updated: 10 Mar 2010

Development of the Puhoi-to-Wellsford Road of National Significance has taken an important step forward with the NZ Transport Agency awarding a contract for investigation work to decide what alignment the road will follow.

Urgent road works on Napier–Wairoa State Highway 2

Updated: 9 Mar 2010

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) advises that urgent remedial road works are about to start just to the north of the Matahorua Gorge and the Matahorua Gorge Realignment project in the vicinity of the Samarkand Station, on SH2 about 50km north of Napier/70km south of Wairoa.

Te Awamutu Roundabout Upgrade to Start Next Week

Updated: 9 Mar 2010

Work to upgrade the State Highway 3/Cambridge Road/Arawata Street Roundabout in Te Awamutu is due to start next week.

Consultation commences on major Christchurch state highway projects

Updated: 5 Mar 2010

An arterial, a bypass, a bridge or a trench are among the options being considered by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to improve state highways around Christchurch as part of the Government’s roads of national significance programme.

Improvement options for major Christchurch intersection revealed

Updated: 5 Mar 2010

The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) is seeking community feedback on three options to increase safety and reduce congestion at the Russley Road/Memorial Ave intersection – an intersection that has over 45,000 vehicles passing through it every day.

Bypass for Belfast?

Updated: 5 Mar 2010

Safer roads for residents and reduced congestion for motorists are just two of the benefits of a bypass proposed to divert traffic around Belfast.

Closure of SH1 Wellesley Street/Port exit

Updated: 5 Mar 2010

The NZ Transport Agency advises motorists that the Wellesley Street /Port exits [Exit 429] on the Southern Motorway [SH1] will be closed on Saturday, 6 March, from 7am to 11am.

Waikato Expressway contract awarded

Updated: 5 Mar 2010

The Te Rapa section of the Waikato Expressway will be under construction by September this year, providing a near $170 million boost to the Waikato economy and unlocking the growth potential of northwestern Hamilton and Horotiu

NZ Transport Agency expands webcam service for travellers

Updated: 4 Mar 2010

The NZ Transport Agency has expanded its traffic information service for drivers by increasing the number of webcams on Auckland's Southern Motorway to give people more detailed information about highway conditions before they travel.

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