NZTD News

Engineers at Purdue University have successfully demonstrated the first U.S. roadway capable of wirelessly charging a heavy-duty electric truck while it travels at highway speeds. This milestone, achieved on a quarter-mile segment of U.S. Highway 52/U.S. Highway 231 in West Lafayette, Indiana, marks a significant step toward electrified highways that could recharge vehicles of all sizes across the nation.

The experimental system, developed by Purdue researchers in collaboration with the Indiana Department of Transporta...

Work to prepare for the installation of in-road scales on State Highway 2 Hawke’s Bay Expressway has been rescheduled.

The in-road scales, set to be installed on SH2 just north of the airport, are one of 4 sets to be installed as part of Napier’s new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre (CVSC).

Work was set to get underway yesterday but will not go ahead until February. We will communicate the start of the work as soon as the programme has been finalised.

There will be minimal traffic impact during the work, as...

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) is urging drivers to be prepared for overnight road closures next week as resurfacing work continues on SH1 Ngauranga Gorge. These works are weather-dependent and schedules may change. Drivers are encouraged to check road conditions before they travel.

On Monday 19 January, 10pm-4.30am, SH1 will be CLOSED to southbound traffic from Johnsonville off-ramp to Ngauranga Interchange. This is for essential road resurfacing works.  

Light vehicles heading south can detour via ...

Road freight association Transporting New Zealand is urging the Government to remove provisions in the Land Transport (Revenue) Amendment Bill that would allow existing roads to be tolled and enable heavy vehicles to be forced onto toll roads. Submissions on the Bill closed this week.

Transporting New Zealand Chief Executive Dom Kalasih says that they support tolling when it helps deliver new infrastructure sooner, but the Bill’s proposed expansion into "corridor tolling" of existing roads risks being seen as double ch...

Road surfacing and wire rope barrier maintenance will be taking place Sunday to Thursday nights on State Highway 1 (SH1) between Dragway Road and Te Kauwhata from mid-January to mid-February, which means lane restrictions or detours for road users. 

Full programme of works:

Sunday 18 to Tuesday 20 January: Full southbound closure 9pm – 5am between Dragway Road and Hampton Downs. Traffic will still be able to travel south using one of the northbound lanes. Please slow down and follow traffic management instru...

Physical works on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment Project are now underway, with demolition of the old Vehicle Access Bridge commencing this week in Picton. The start of demolition marks a decisive transition from planning to delivery on one of New Zealand’s most significant pieces of national transport infrastructure and confirms Waitohi Picton as the long-term home of New Zealand’s inter-island ferry connection.

The Vehicle Access Bridge, a 250-metre concrete and steel structure that has served Cook Strait travellers...