NZTA

Even before the fatal crash at the intersection of State Highways 6 and 8B at Cromwell on Thursday, the New Zealand Transport Agency was in the process of cutting the speed limit from 100kmh to 80kmh.

A new guide highlights many ways to make the roads safer for motorcyclists, but riders want authorities to start with some of the smaller and easier solutions to ensure change does take place.

Teenage drivers preparing for summer road trips are being advised to plan for safer journeys with the help of their parents.

A plea to prioritise a planned Kawarau Falls replacement bridge at Queenstown's State Highway 6 southern gateway appears to have fallen on deaf ears and the project has been ranked behind a replacement crossing for the 123-year-old Beaumont Bridge on SH8.

Future funding for Dunedin cycling networks may be compromised by the fiscal belt-tightening of transport bureaucrats in central government, Otago's regional transport committee has been advised.

Deliberations to prioritise more than 200 transport projects proposed by Otago's local authorities are under way, as part of a regional bid for funding from the New Zealand Transport Agency.

Otago's appalling road-crash record will be scrutinised by transport and local council authorities in an attempt to change "shocking" driving habits in the region.

Residents of Otago Harbour suburbs believe illumination plans for the State Highway 88 cycleway, between Maia and Port Chalmers, will detract from harbour views.

Viewing a computer rendering of the new bridge at the Kawarau Falls Bridge open day at St Margaret's Church Hall on Saturday are Keb McIntyre (left), of Queenstown and Paul Bartlett, of Arrowtown.

Construction of a $25 million junction on State Highway 1 at Lookout Point could begin as early as July next year, the New Zealand Transport Agency said.