News & Media Releases
Media releases for the Waikato Expressway are listed here, going back to January 2004.
Public Information Day for Cambridge Bypass
13 March 2007
The people of Cambridge will have an opportunity to find out more about the proposed design for the State Highway 1 Cambridge Bypass later this month..
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Ngaruawahia Bypass design underway
7 January 2008
Work has started on the design of the State Highway 1 Ngaruawahia Bypass, which will further progress the development of the Waikato Expressway.
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Cambridge Bypass Designers Investigate the Past
28 August 2007
An archaeologist previously employed by the United Nations to exhume mass graves in Bosnia is now working on a much more pleasant project in Cambridge.
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Geotechnical investigations kick off Cambridge Bypass design
3 May 2007
Geotechnical investigations began this week to provide information for the design of the State Highway 1 Cambridge Bypass.
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Transit awards SH1 Cambridge Bypass design contract
30 March 2007
Transit New Zealand has today awarded the design contract for the State Highway 1 Cambridge Bypass to Opus International Consultants Ltd.
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Mercer Longswamp Opening
28 July 2006
With the project end in sight, Transit New Zealand advises that additional delays are likely when travelling through the State Highway 1 Mercer to Longswamp project length in coming weeks.
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Koheroa Road Bridge to open this week
19 January 2006
Transit will open the new Koheroa Road Bridge this Saturday, 21 January. This is the first structure of the Mercer Interchange to be opened for public use and marks a significant step toward the completion of the interchange and the State Highway 1 Mercer to Longswamp project.
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Spring Fever at Mercer to Longswamp
15 December 2005
Contractors have achieved giant strides over the winter season at Transit New Zealand’s Mercer to Longswamp project on state highway One.
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Wire rope will save lives and reduce injury severity
16 June 2005
Transit New Zealand says the installation of a 9-kilometre wire-rope crash barrier on State Highway 1 north of Rangiriri will save lives by preventing head-on crashes.
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Work begins on life-saving barrier
14 May 2004
Installation of a new crash barrier on SH1 at Rangiriri will save lives and reduce the number of fatal and serious injury crashes.
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Traffic switches to new lanes at Mercer
22 April 2004
SH1 traffic will be switched onto a new highway embankment at Mercer shortly to allow trucks to use the old highway for hauling earth and rock.
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Huntly Internal Bypass Extension: Road closed to complete bypass project
19 March 2004
The Rayner Road Bridge in Huntly will close this month to allow contractors to complete the
$4 million Huntly Internal Bypass Extension project on SH1, Transit New Zealand has announced.
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SH1 safety improvements will save lives
27 February 2004
A $5.75 million safety makeover for SH1 in the north Waikato was given the green light today.
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