Ideas on how to improve Nelson’s road network welcomed
As part of the Programme Business Case for the Nelson Southern Link Investigation, the Transport Agency is encouraging people in the Nelson area to make their voices heard on how to improve Nelson’s...
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Roadworks and safety improvements on Waikato and Bay of Plenty roads; allow...
Transport Agency work crews are out in force making the most of the last of the warm, dry weather to maintain the state highways and progress projects such as the Waikato Expressway and Tauranga’s...
View ArticleBecome a child restraint technician
Child restraint technicians play a very important role in keeping children safe on our roads. For this reason, the child restraint training programme has been linked to a competence-based system.To...
View ArticleWellington region maintenance programme
Information about roadworks in the Wellington-Kāpiti regionWell maintained roads are an important part of keeping people safe. While we aim to do this work with as little disruption as possible, we...
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Information for doctors and pharmacists – is your patient safe to drive?
Substance impaired driving is a sizeable and serious problem. As a health professional you can help your patients make good choices about whether or not they’re safe to drive.Road crashes caused by...
View ArticleSH29 west of Hinuera CLOSED following serious crash
Emergency services are at the scene and the closure is expected to remain in place for a few hours.All traffic is being diverted via Tirau. The diversion will add approximately 40 minutes to regular...
View ArticleBoard meetings 2016
The NZ Transport Agency Board meets monthly from February to December. The board has three committees, which meet every two to three months.Board and committee meeting dates, times and venues,...
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Where the toll roads are
Tolling is an option for contributing to the costs of construction, operations and maintenance of new roads. It allows the opportunity to bring forward the construction of key roads, providing regions...
View ArticleCrane makes its way back to the Waikanae River
To make sure everyone is kept safe, the northern river path will be closed for two weeks– from 7.30am Tuesday 26 April to 6pm Sunday 8 May while the Super-Tee beams are placed over the river. If the...
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#15-06 Updated RTS14 guidelines
RTS 14 is the official guide that ensures that design and operation of roads and paths caters for blind and vision impaired pedestrians. It also takes into account the needs of people with impaired...
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#15-07 Launch of State highway acoustic treatment of buildings guide
Highways and Network Operations’ Environment and Urban Design team have launched the new State highway guide to acoustic treatment of buildings.Noise mitigation provided by the NZ Transport Agency is...
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#15-08 Temporary concrete barrier TCB-1
As advised on 5 March this year, the Transport Agency has developed a standard design for public domain temporary concrete road safety barriers using a ‘pin and loop’ connection. This has been done to...
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#15-09 Temporary concrete barrier TCB-1 revision 3
The standard drawing for the TCB-1 temporary concrete barrier system has been updated (now revision 3) to:clarify the distance the ‘loop’ protrudes from the barrier end face (37.5mm) which was not...
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#15-10 Guide to the management of effects on noise sensitive land use near to...
The Guide to the management of effects on noise sensitive land use near to the state highway network has gone through the consultation process and has now been published. Noise sensitive activities...
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#15-11 Launch of VDAM permitting manual (volume 1 and volume 2)
Highways and Network Operations and Access and Use have launched the new Vehicle dimension and mass permitting manual (VDAM manual). The Vehicle dimension and mass permitting manual (VDAM) outlines the...
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