http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Traffic headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:00:12 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=348 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670861&ref=rss From 5pm on Saturday to 5am Monday, the 2.8km southbound motorway stretch between Gillies Ave and Green Lane East will be closed to allow work on the $215 million Newmarket Connection viaduct project.The closure has the potential... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:16:26 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670711&ref=rss More than 10,000 trucks, mainly carrying coal, are stuck in a 120km traffic jam in Inner Mongolia, in the latest dramatic snarl-up on China's roads. The jam started forming on Tuesday after traffic restrictions began being enforced... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670767&ref=rss Buses are to retain supremacy over Dominion Rd for now, after transport chiefs backed away from letting general vehicles into its bus priority lanes. But Auckland City Council's transport committee has rejected a proposal to extend... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670764&ref=rss Motorbike medics will be on standby during this weekend's Auckland motorway closure to deal with emergencies in and around the city.The St John motorbike squad in Auckland - made up of four members - will be ready to head to an... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670751&ref=rss Auckland City Council has hit the brakes on bus lanes. It says it will now treat motorists more leniently and fairly and will push lawmakers to cut the $150 fines nearly in half.The backdown follows a Herald campaign over flaws... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670742&ref=rss Drivers straying into Auckland City bus lanes have taken little notice of signs showing where they can lawfully enter the lanes to turn left, says a council-commissioned research project.They were deterred only by the sight of... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670625&ref=rss After a backlash over its overzealous issuing of bus lane fines, Auckland City Council has today announced a number of new initiatives "to ensure a fair and reasonable approach" to bus lane enforcement. The <a href="http://www... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:43:14 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10670533&ref=rss A cream spill has caused the closure of a lane of State Highway One in Northland.Police said the 500m truck spill had created a "strip of creamy and extremely slippery road".The northbound lane of SH1 on the Brynderwyn Summit... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:21:44 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669997&ref=rss I have recently returned from a work trip to the Gold Coast to check out a number of things including the forthcoming Gold Coast 600 - the third endurance round of the Australian V8 Supercar series.Part of the trip was to a V8... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669834&ref=rss Auckland businesses are concerned traffic diversions to be put in place while the Newmarket Viaduct is developed will be bad for Father's Day business and create traffic mayhem.The southbound segment of the Southern Motorway between... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669699&ref=rss More than 15,000 Aucklanders are expected to walk or cycle across the newly constructed Newmarket Viaduct today, 18 months into the development of the city's busiest motorway. Three southbound lanes are due to open to traffic next... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:16:10 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669596&ref=rss Auckland is waiting. On the gridlocked roads, on the railway platforms, at the bus stops, the residents of the new Supercity are waiting.Aucklanders say transport is their single biggest election issue - and most are waiting to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669573&ref=rss There will be 36 hours of car chaos next weekend when the country's busiest highway closes to south-bound traffic. Eighty thousand vehicles use Auckland's southern motorway, State Highway 1, every Sunday.But from 5pm on Saturday... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669553&ref=rss newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669493&ref=rss A new 4.5km stretch of motorway costing $220 million has been opened in Auckland by Transport Minister Steven Joyce.The motorway connects the southern and southwestern motorways at Manukau City.The motorway took four year... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:51:28 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669385&ref=rss The little town of Puhoi first learned of what residents consider its death sentence two months ago."No off-ramp for Puhoi", read the innocuous headline on a brief story buried in this newspaper.No bad thing, you might suspect... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 28 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669318&ref=rss A llama that was on the loose on Melbourne's Western Ring Road has now been captured by police, ABC reports. Motorists had been warned after the llama was seen near the Greensborough road exit in Melbourne's west.The animal... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:45:48 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669312&ref=rss Random check points in Feilding and the surrounding area picked up five drink drivers last night.The Palmerston North police traffic alcohol group carried the checks and no drink drivers were found in the more rural locations,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:10:45 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669177&ref=rss Aucklanders are being warned of possible delays to bus services throughout the region during the country's biggest motorway closure, which is just eight days away.The Transport Agency has also confirmed that as well as closing... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/traffic/news/article.cfm?c_id=348&objectid=10669175&ref=rss Auckland is gradually weaning itself off car dependency, with a slight increase in commuters opting for buses, trains and alternative transport."State of the City" - a report card for the Auckland isthmus and islands - showed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:30:00 +1200