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PM celebrates Newmarket Viaduct completion
The NZ Transport Agency formally completed work on Auckland’s Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project today (15 March 2013) at a ceremony led by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key.
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NZTA awards contract for SH16 Causeway Upgrade Project
The NZ Transport Agency says it has taken a significant step towards the completion of Auckland’s Western Ring Route by announcing that it has awarded the contract for the $220 million Causeway Upgrade Project on State Highway 16 (Northwestern Motorway).
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New stock facility improves Northland driving environment
The NZ Transport Agency, Whangarei District Council and Northland Regional Council opened a new stock truck effluent disposal facility today (Wednesday, 13 March) at Kauri at the northern end of Whangarei.
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Scania and Siemens to develop electrically powered vehicles
Scania and Siemens have entered into a partnership which involves the integration of Siemens technology to power vehicles with Scania's expertise in the electrification of powertrains in trucks and buses. The partnership means that Sweden may become the world's first country with electrically powered trucks and electrified roads for commercial use.
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Komatsu’s Hybrid excavator goes head-to head with Toyota’s Prius
In an unusual “road test” Komatsu’s award-winning Hybrid excavator was put through its paces against Toyota’s hybrid Prius car by leading motoring writer Joshua Downing, the Sydney Daily Telegraph’s and News Ltd’s national motoring editor.
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Care needed on wet highways after dry spell warns NZTA
Rain forecast for Auckland and Northland at the end of the week can create dangerous driving conditions after the extended dry spell, and the NZ Transport Agency says people will need to take care on wet highways and roads.
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Schools festival will put pressure on Auckland motorway
The NZ Transport Agency says there will be more pressure than in previous years on sections of Auckland’s Southern Motorway (State highway 1) when the annual ASB Polyfest begins later this week in Manukau.
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Bay of Plentys James Lux wins National Excavator Operator title
James Lux from Papamoa Beach is officially New Zealand’s top excavator operator after battling stiff competition to win the coveted national title.
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Huge machine on its way to build key Auckland road connection
The start of tunnelling on the NZ Transport Agency’s (NZTA) landmark Waterview Connection project in Auckland has moved a significant step closer with the NZTA’s Well-Connected Alliance formally accepting the huge machine it will use to construct the twin 2.5km-long tunnels.
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Ethanol Fuelling Praised in SuperTourers Season Start
Auckland, 06 March 2013 –The 2013 season of the BNT V8SuperTourers got off to sensational start with drivers praising the new ethanol based fuel - made possible by Gull New Zealand in a new relationship with the New Zealand based series.
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