Residents invited to cross Hamilton's newest bridge before it opens to traffic
The bridge is part of the Peacocke Programme, which will eventually house 20,000 people.
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Driver licence wait times: One woman's community testing solution
'We have been able to test our own students, which has reduced failure rates massively.'
Consultation to take place over tolling three new state highways in the North Island
NZTA assessments showed that tolling was feasible for each of these roads.
Former National minister Maurice Williamson to be appointed to AT board
Williamson is unashamedly pro-car and pro-roads.
NZTA puts the kibosh on Ario e-scooters’ riderless self-parking
The company says falling foul of a technicality will actually add to footpath clutter.
Piarere roundabout to be in use from September
Construction of the roundabout got underway in January.
Median barrier work to cease on SH2
Residents have been protesting the barriers for several months.
'Punitive': Congestion fees would punish struggling families - councillor
A Rotorua councillor says the solution to traffic gridlock is something else entirely.
Ōpōtiki slip raises truck transport issues again
SH2 north at Ōpōtiki could be closed for a few days yet - heavy vehicles disrupted.
SH2 slip: Road likely to stay closed until Friday
Pōhutukawa trees above the slip face had been removed.
Desert Rd reopens as polar vortex clips NZ
'Yo-yo weather': A spell of calmer weather is forecast midweek.
Potential $1m cost to protect snails and lizards from new North Island motorway
Powelliphanta snails are among New Zealand’s most threatened invertebrates.
Large slip blocks SH2 in Bay of Plenty
Heavy rain causes a slip between Kutarere and Ōpōtiki.
Simeon Brown announces crackdown on drunk-and drug-driving
The Transport Minister has announced a road policing policy.
Council’s new $73,000 parking warden car technology yet to issue a fine
'Systems issues' with new technology have given parkers pushing the boundaries a reprieve.
'No longer an emergency': Coromandel speed limits to return to normal
There is some community support for retaining reduced speeds.
SH2 barriers could impede escape in tsunami - resident
The transport agency has spent $164 million on safety improvements.
16 months of diversions: Major State Highway 1 roadworks begin next month
Maintenance work will be done on a large proportion of SH1 in Waikato by the end of 2025.
Opinion: Can congestion charging work for Aucklanders?
OPINION: The vast majority of motorway trips are not heading to or from the city centre.
Wellington councillors walk out of meeting, refuse controversial crossing vote
'I just feel fundamentally uncomfortable about playing role of traffic engineer here.'
Key route: SH1-SH29 intersection work 'on track'
NZTA Waka Kotahi on track to finish the work in mid to late 2025.
'Smash a highway through it': Northland residents want voices heard on Brynderwyns bypass
Northlanders fear NZTA routes bypassing the Brynderwyns will cut through their community.
SH36 to close for two weeks for slip repairs
SH36, between Rotorua and Tauranga, will be closed for about two weeks for slip repairs.
'Abysmal': Campaigner's four-point plan to fix SH29 woes
The Kaimai resident has been campaigning for improvements for nine years.
Seven vehicles damaged by SH3 potholes
The potholes were temporarily repaired last Monday.
Median barriers: Locals 'don't have much faith’ in NZTA u-turn
The transport agency is reconsidering placing barriers on some sections.
Rock woes north of Napier force overnight closures of State Highway 2
Crews set to carry out emergency rockscaling, just north of the Waikare Bailey Bridge.
NZTA staffer gave confidential driver info to gang members in exchange for meth
The King Cobras members then used it to find motorists after road-rage incidents.
Waikato Expressway at Ngaruawahia to close for five nights
Work to bring the section up to 110km/h standard continues.
'A game-changer': Northlanders thrilled with four-lane highway announcement
Simeon Brown has announced accelerated work on a new four-lane expressway.
Five potholes in recently-repaired road: Motorist fuming after car damaged on state highway
'I instantly felt my car hit about four to five potholes really hard.'
Traffic management boss says industry not to blame for road cone mania
We do not charge for road cones, says Traffix managing director Michael Eremin.
Town to get one of its one-lane bridges replaced – but the other will have to wait
It will cost up to $125 million to replace all the bridges but bottlenecks will continue.
'Road cone mania': Auckland Mayor says law changes needed to fix city's traffic management woes
Auckland Council is spending $145m a year on road cones and managing traffic.