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SH1 Northbound Off-ramp At Papakura is now Open
Posted on 21-Mar-2024

Project teams have worked hard over the last three weeks to rebuild the Papakura northbound off-ramp, part of important strengthening work needed for the SH1 Papakura to Drury project.

The Papakura ki Pukekura - Papakura to Bombay project is part of a longer-term strategic transport network being investigated and delivered to support growth in South Auckland. Stage 1 of the project, Papakura to Drury, is currently being delivered through the NZ Upgrade Programme.

The off-ramp was scheduled to re-open to motorists...

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State Highway 1 Picton Elevation – Slow vehicle lane back in May
Posted on 21-Mar-2024

Work on State Highway 1, Picton Elevation, gets back into gear next Monday (25 March).

Due to the amount and condition of the slip material that needs to be removed from the work site, the date for nighttime stop/go traffic management of these works has been delayed.

While daytime works under a 30 km/h temporary speed limit will still begin next Monday (25 March), works under stop/go traffic control at night (6 pm to 6 am) will now begin on Monday, 8 April. 

This is two weeks later than originally plan...

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Tesco UK expands home delivery electric fleet with 151 IVECO eDaily vehicles
Posted on 21-Mar-2024

The first unit of 151 eDaily chassis cabs has been delivered to Tesco, with the remaining units to join its electric IVECO fleet later in the year.

IVECO is supporting the supermarket on its decarbonisation journey with its eDaily vehicles in a two-battery configuration specified to optimise payload and range.

IVECO has delivered the first eDaily to Tesco, the UK’s leading supermarket, which is taking forward its decarbonisation journey. This two-battery vehicle, which is joining Tesco’s home delivery fleet, has ...

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The end of Road to Zero
Posted on 15-Mar-2024

Media interest this week was around International Women’s Day, which was Friday last week, and the government scrapping Road to Zero.

It may sound weird but there are similarities in how I think about these.

The Road to Zero was launched with much fanfare in 2019 and it set an interim target of a 40% reduction in deaths and serious injuries by 2030 against a 2018 baseline. That meant the road toll in 2030 would equate to 227 deaths. The histogram below shows how things were actually tracking as we approached half...

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TMS Teletrac Navman show held in Christchurch this week
Posted on 15-Mar-2024

Three local debuts for new battery electric trucks and the first public appearance of the most anticipated Western Star model for many years were among highlights of the TMS Teletrac Navman Technology | Maintenance | Safety Conference & Exhibition which opened in Christchurch on March 13.

The two day conference organised with the NZ Trucking Association and National Road Carriers was officially opened by the Hon. Matt Doocey, whose portfolios include Minister for ACC and Associate Minister of Transport.

An import...

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Government transport plan fails to provide economic security
Posted on 14-Mar-2024

The Maritime Union says the new Draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport 2024–2034 fails to plan for a resilient and secure transport system, putting the New Zealand economy at risk.

The previous Government introduced coastal shipping as a new activity class in its GPS on land transport in 2021.

It invested $30 million in the coastal shipping sector which resulted in new vessels coming onto the New Zealand coast, reducing road congestion, improving resilience, and reducing carbon emissions.

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