The drive will chop 11 minutes off the current route, Waka Kotahi says.

Four people were flown to hospital after a crash in North Otago.

Residents say more needs to be done to the local roundabout, only months after an upgrade.

The single-vehicle crash at 5pm occurred on Black Bridge.

Lower speed limits could slow productivity too, so where should safety balance lie?

Holidaymakers are advised to keep updated as traffic congestion builds in some areas.

Police are urging drivers to be safe on the roads as the holiday road toll climbs.

Far more men than women are killed every year on New Zealand roads.

Christmas-New Year period road toll increased to 14 after a crash in Rangiora.

Heavy traffic on SH1.

Cindy Braddock & Jake Day died in crash not far from home after driving through night.

SH63 is now closed near the Spray River Bridge.

A motorist captured the results of the deluge of heavy rain on Auckland's Southern Motorway near Penrose. Video / Charles West

Motorists are advised to expect delays.

Waka Kotahi contractors have started a major nationwide roading repair and remediation project as a growing number of motorists describe the state of the roads as the “worst” they’ve ever been Video / Waka Kotahi

Motorists on highway stretch north of Auckland are once again crawling amid road issues.

The opening of the new road has come down to the wire.

Motorist Laura Ward said the highway had been resealed three times in the last six months.

Fulton Hogan is working with motorists whose cars have been directly affected by the road.

A Waka Kotahi spokesperson told the Herald they were aware of chipseal issues.

Police have received more than 40 complaints from upset motorists with tar on their cars.

Auckland get ready ... more than 300,000 fans expected to descend on city centre.

Auckland's mayor and the transport minister are putting aside their differences.

The Government has made safety improvements, but Woodend locals want more.