A commercial vehicle safety centre will be built outside RNZAF Base Ōhakea, replacing the police weigh station on State Highways 1 and 3.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says construction will start soon on the Pukenui Rd facility, one of 12 it is building on high-volume freight routes around the country.
The facilities, which police will operate, are part of the national Commercial Vehicle Safety Programme, which is developing an integrated network of cameras, weigh-in-motion devices and safety centres, aimed at improving road safety, ensuring a level playing field for industry and encouraging compliant vehicle productivity.
The sites screen passing vehicles 24 hours a day using advanced roadside technology, such as weigh-in-motion or in-road scales, automatic numberplate recognition cameras and electronic signs.
Any potentially unsafe or non-compliant vehicles are directed into a centre where police officers can undertake checks on vehicle weight, road user charges (RUC), certificate of fitness, logbook and driver impairment. The information gathered is used to understand trends and focus on operator risk.