Infrastructure
Roads, bridges, highways and the funding and projects that keep freight moving.
Road industry concerned about Labour-Greens agreement
Questions are being raised by the Road Transport Forum about aspects of the confidence and supply agreement between Labour and the Greens. A major concern is…
Stressed truckers back-off Kaikoura highway alternative
Delays and problems with the upper South Island’s alternative highway have prompted some truck drivers to refuse to use it or quit the industry, Road Transport…
Tunnels are ‘top ticketer’
Auckland’s twin Waterview tunnels are now the country’s top speeding ticket earner. In the first six weeks after opening in July, nearly $1 million in fines…
Bid to reopen Manawatu Gorge fails
A proposal to reopen the Manawatu Gorge has been rejected by the New Zealand Transport Agency. Les Fugle, who represents a consortium of local contractors, told…
Kiwi software helps NZTA manage motorway project
Software company CS-VUE is using its environmental compliance management system to help the NZ Transport Agency manage its $709.5m Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway development. It is…
Motorway rock throwers must be stopped
Rocks being hurled from motorway overbridges are endangering the lives of truck drivers and other motorists, Road Transport Forum chief executive Ken Shirley says. Members have…
ERoad boosts US sales
A 31% second quarter sales increase in the United States has seen ERoad continue its success overseas. The company sold 2313 units in the US in…
EROAD development wins ‘Project of the Year’
The Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ) has awarded EROAD’s electronic logging device (ELD) development its Project of the Year at the institute’s annual awards…
Infrastructure demand lifts Fulton Hogan profit
Increasing demand for infrastructure in Australasia is benefiting New Zealand privately-owned civil construction business, Fulton Hogan which is reporting a 6.5% increase in annual profit. In…
Slip closes Rimutaka Hill Road completely
The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) says that the Rimutaka Hill Road is closed in both directions because of a slip. Contractors are now on site and…