People and places
How state highways can affect people and placesThe state highway network can support thriving communities when well integrated with the adjoining land uses and surrounding ecology. However the...
View ArticleHendon Footbridge creates new feature of Waterview skyline
The architecturally designed Hendon Footbridge which spans SH20 (Southwestern Motorway) at the southern approach to the Waterview tunnels had its 110 tonne arch successfully installed during the...
View ArticleCost Estimation
Cost estimation manual - index Download manual sectionFeedback form Dec 2010 DOC TitleDateDownloadCost estimation manualOct 2015Dec 2010PDF PDF Elemental costing databaseDec 2007XLS Application to...
View ArticleDetours on Waikato highways next week: allow extra time when travelling
Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato ExpresswayDetours will be in place from early on Monday morning for up to four days and nights to allow contractors to complete drainage works.From 7am Monday 14...
View ArticleNZ Transport Agency 2014/15 Annual Report and highlights
On behalf of the Government, the Transport Agency has delivered strongly for New Zealand’s transport system and the people and businesses that rely on it over the past year.We remain focused on our...
View ArticleLatest road closures
Delays at Te Atatu InterchangeFrom 10pm 11 DecemberFrom 10pm Fri 20 November to 5am 14 DecemberMon 23 NovemberThe following lane restrictions will be in place as pavement reconstruction work on the...
View ArticleBridge engineering self supervision (BESS)
What is bridge engineering self supervision (BESS)Many older bridges and culverts through New Zealand were not designed for modern heavy vehicle axle weights. Consequently they are at more risk of...
View Article50MAX
50MAX is a new generation of truck that allows for safe and more efficient transport of freight goods.A new generation of truck50MAX vehicle combinations have one more axle than conventional 44-tonne...
View ArticleIdentification
Evidence of your identity must always be providedWhen making a driver licence application, you must present:your New Zealand driver licence (can be current or expired up to two years), oryour New...
View ArticleI endorsement for driving instructors
Information for people who want to teach others to drive for financial gain.Who needs a driving instructor endorsementIf you teach people how to drive on a road for financial or commercial gain, you...
View ArticleCommunity Road Safety Fund
Our Community Road Safety Fund works with other organisations to support community-based road safety initiatives. It evolved from the Road Safety Trust, a former Crown-established charitable trust,...
View ArticleAuckland overnight motorway closures 13 December – 19 December
For daily updated closure informationclick hereNORTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1)Esmonde Road southbound on ramp, 16 DecemberShelly Beach Road southbound off ramp, 17 DecemberCurran Street northbound on ramp, 16...
View ArticleEconomic Evaluation Manual
Current releaseEffective dateTitle1 Jan 2016Economic Evaluation Manual, first edition, first amendment 1- change1 Jan 2016Crash risk factors guidelines (compendium)1 Dec 2015Update factors for 20151...
View ArticleLatest road closures
Patiki Rosebank Road on-ramp weekend closure and on-ramp diversionThe Patiki Road westbound on-ramp will be closed from 7pm Friday 18 DecCauseway Upgrade Project involves raising and widening...
View ArticleNew Zealand’s Urban Cycleways Programme
There’s growing demand from New Zealander’s who wantThe Government’s Urban Cycleways Programme contributes to cycle more. Cyclingour priority of ‘Making urban cycling a safer and more attractive...
View ArticleAnother section of $2.1 billion Waikato Expressway finished
The $250 million NZ Transport Agency project stretches from the Tamahere Interchange on State Highway 1, to just south of Cambridge.It includes eight bridges, walking and cycling paths, a number of...
View ArticleChange of leadership for the NZ Transport Agency
Geoff was appointed to lead what was then a new and an untested Crown Entity when the Transport Agency was established in 2008 through the merger of the former Land Transport NZ and Transit NZ.Board...
View ArticleRUC rates and transaction fees
The following road user charges (RUC) vehicle types, weight bands and rates are effective from 1 July 2015.RUC administration feesDistance licences for powered vehiclesDistance licences for unpowered...
View ArticleDriving on New Zealand roads
This page tells you who can drive on New Zealand roads, and what you need to have while driving. Who can drive on New Zealand roadsYou can drive in New Zealand if:you have a current and valid overseas...
View ArticleHow REG is structured
How REG is structuredSince its establishment in 2013, the Road Efficiency Group has evolved and in 2015 the current group structure was established:View larger diangramREG Governance GroupChair: Jim...
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