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Keeping Track Of Ellerslie - Photos
NZTA and contractor Fulton Hogan have begun work on the Ellerslie Train Station changes. The station’s platform will be reduced in width by two metres and extended...
Old Newmarket Viaduct Goes
Stage 2 of the Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project is progressing well with the removal of more than 72% of the old southbound viaduct. This section of the...
4th Newmarket Lane Opened At Last
After a couple of nights of weather affecting road works, the 4th motorway lane across the new southbound Newmarket Viaduct is now open. Despite a heavy fog last...
Newmarket Viaduct Deconstruction
The old part of the Newmarket Viaduct is being dismantled. Part of Newmarket’s Broadway will be reduced to one lane each way from 7am to 8pm this Saturday and...
Sthern Motorway Closures
There will be extended overnight closures of the southbound lanes of the southern motorway between Market Rd and the Greenlane interchange just after New Year’s...
More Manukau Changes
More road changes in Manukau because of the problems. This time changes to Wiri Station Road in Manukau from Labour Weekend. The eastbound lanes of Wiri Station...
Man Killed On Motorway
A man died on the Southern Motorway Manukau this afternoon. Police say the man was hit or in police language was in collision with a truck and trailer unit travelling...
30,000 Free Train Trips Made
Free train travel over the weekend saw the usual Sunday patronage jump six-fold. Aucklanders readily took up the free train offer with approximately 30,000 trips...
Pics: Motorway Open,No Chaos
Auckland’s traffic chaos and “extreme delays” never happened. NZTA workers gathered up the traffic cones blocking the motorway just before midday...
Major Survey Into Motorway Pollution
NIWA scientists working with Auckland and Canterbury University are researching how dangerous Auckland’s motorway pollution is. Using a late model Ford Falcon...
Guide To Weekend Roads,Trains
NZTA’s closure of the SH1 southbound over the Newmarket Viaduct from 5pm Saturday to 5am on Monday morning is the biggest road closure Auckland’s ever...
NZTA: Don’t Drive From Sat Night
NZTA officials are warning today that Aucklanders must definitely not drive after 5pm Saturday “unless they really have to.” They say ARTA’s offer...
On Track For Electric
While some of us got drenched trying to walk or cycle the new 1.5km southbound Newmarket viaduct structure, thanks to the sudden heavy rain outbursts, rail workers...
Sth Motorway Closes For 36hrs
A section of the Southern Motorway will be closed for up to 36 hours on the first weekend of September (4th, 5th) for necessary work to open the first stage of the...
Auck Motorway Projects Update
Here’s an update from NZTA of all the hectic motorway projects and progress in the next few months leading up to Christmas. The duplicate Manukau Harbour...
Next Week’s Motorway Work
This coming week’s closures for motorway improvements. Closures start at 8pm and finish at 5am, unless otherwise stated. Work delayed by bad weather will be...
Next Week’s Auckland Road Works To Avoid
Here are the main road and motorway closures over the next week around Auckland. Work is done between 8pm and 5am the next day. NORTHERN MOTORWAY (SH1) Northbound...
Motorway Blue Monster - Your Questions Answered (+ Photos)
After doing a post about that blue monster of a crane towering above Auckland’s southern motorway, I’ve had heaps of questions about it. It certainly...
Blue Monster Is Distracting
Travelling down the southern motorway, it’s impossible not to miss the 140-metre long, 20 metre-high, 700-tonne gantry that towers above passing traffic around...
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...
More Great News For Motorway Fans
More great news for Auckland for motorway users. The transport minister and Auckland mayor this morning held a celebration for the official start to construction...
