South Island weather: Snow and flooding close two highways
MetService had forecast heavy snow above 600m, with lesser amounts down to 400m, before conditions eased from the…
Weather: South Island snow and flooding affect highways as cold snap hits
No weather-related closures or restrictions were in place as of 3.45pm. Road snowfall warnings are in force for…
Hawke’s Bay highways’ cyclone repairs complete after 2.4 million hours by 4100 workers
Together, TREC completed work on State Highways 2, 5, 35, 38, 50 and 51. They repaired or rebuilt…
Heavy rain and strong winds make way north ahead of Matariki weekend
MetService meteorologist Heather Keats told Ryan Bridge TODAY that this year’s spouts of severe weather had been “above…
Six-figure losses: Tairāwhiti tourism hit hard by state highway closures
Across January and February, sections of the Waioweka Gorge were closed for a total of 24 days. Duncan…
Brussels says Europeans should consider traveling less to avoid energy shortages – POLITICO
That could mean governments asking citizens to drive or fly less to save fuel for more essential purposes,…
Two dead in separate central North Island crashes on SH1 and SH4 near Taihape and Waimarino
The car was removed from the water yesterday afternoon. Police have since confirmed the dead driver was the…
Far North roads: Locals welcome NZTA move to lower SH1 speed limits
“It needs to be 80 because those three bridges are so narrow, the trucks have gotten wider, there…
The BOT road auction room is about to get crowded soon
The Centre is close to finalizing a new model concession agreement (MCA) to govern the BOT model, which…
‘Plan B’ wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms
Federated Farmers’ Gisborne/Wairoa president Charlie Reynolds said it was no longer acceptable for the region not to have…
In Ecuador’s Battle of Toad vs. Road, Toad Wins
An Ecuadorian court has blocked construction of a highway after ruling it poses an imminent and irreversible threat…
NZTA seeks feedback on proposed speed limit cuts on state highways
“By reducing the speed of oncoming traffic through high-risk intersections we can give everyone more time to react,…