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John Banks Transport Vision
Mayor John Banks is calling for rail and more rail, including the CBD tunnel and a Britomart to the airport link. Here are his latest thoughts on Auckland’s...
Where To Avoid Driving In the Next Week
Trying to drive around the city and Harbour Bridge last night was like trying to do some crazy obstacle course. You would be directed up one way only to find the...
Auckland Motorway Closures: Where To Avoid Driving
Driving around the other night (yes, I know in a car…come on, trains don’t run after about 9pm!!) I kept driving smack into road works somewhere. So...
When Motorways Go Bad
Incredible how many of the city’s roads can come to a standstill for hours because of one accident somewhere. Southern motorway jammed this afternoon for hours I...
Motorway On Ramp Signals: “Consistent Increases”
Do the onramp signals make any good difference to traffic flows? It cost $68.7m to roll them out on the entire Auckland motorway over seven years so are we getting...
Govt Report Acknowleges Locomotives Are ‘Old”
This afternoon’s government infrastructure plan says further KiwiRail rolling stock investment may be looming – but this is “subject to policy decisions about...
Govt: More Rail Announcements Coming This Year
New Lynn's rail trench opened this week The government this afternoon gave a commitment to more investment in commuter rail. Finance Minister, Bill English,...
Transport Minister: Manukau Harbour Crossing Ready in August
The Manukau Harbour Crossing project on the Southwestern Motorway will be complete and open this August - seven months ahead of schedule, and well in time...
Auckland Motorway Projects Pushed Forward
The Lincoln Road interchange on the Northwestern Motorway will now commence construction this year . And NZTA has decided to apply for the Waterview Connection...
The Amazing Big Bridge Lift (Photos)
As posted the other day, there was to be an amazing spectacle on the Mangere bridge project on Friday night when two of the country’s largest cranes worked in...
Hobsonville Motorway Intersection Change
Changes happen at the intersection of the Northwestern Motorway (SH16) and Hobsonville Road from Sunday: Hobsonville Road Bridge will open The signalised roundabout...
New Mangere Bridge Sections Get Joined Tonight
Tonight, a leap forward in the construction of the 650-metre duplicate Mangere Bridge over the Manukau Harbour, which is the largest bridge being built. MANGERE...
Truckies Get Simpler Road User Charge System
TRUCKIES: Not one of his better days It’s a big deal for trucking companies. The Government’s introducing a simplified, more modern system for recording and...
Striking While It’s Hot
Billboards are being erected today at 20 Auckland motorway onramps to warn truckies about over-height vehicles and unsecured loads striking bridges and information...
Labour Attacks Minister’s “Love Of Motorways”
Labour today launched an attack on the transport minister saying that Steven Joyce “loves motorways and has no interest in rail being a major part of New Zealand’s...
This Weekend’s Overnight Motorway Closures
This weekend’s overnight motorway closures (closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am) for motorway improvements: NORTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1) Southbound lanes...
Official: Highway Users Pay Only 40% of Infrastructure Costs
Users of the State Highway network are paying only 40% of the full costs of providing roading infrastructure. Not that it should surprise us, that’s the shock...
Bus Dispute Day 4: It’s Monday Madness
Train users took the big hit this morning thanks to the continuing bus dispute with loadings said to be up as much as 50% on normal. Southern line services especially...
This Weekend’s Train, Motorway Disruptions
As well as no buses for those services affected by the industrial dispute, there is more development work on rail and roads this weekend. Rail bus replacements will...
1960s film: Where there were houses, comes Auckland’s new southern motorway
Love the way houses are easily demolished to make way for the new Auckland southern motorway as traffic on Auckland’s 1960s roads gets so congested, action...
Government Plan For Transport: More Money For Cars But What About Rail?
It’s cars, cars, and more cars. Oh and more motorways. All very Back To the Future. The Transport Minister has released its funding on land transport funding...
