Confirmation today that NZTA’s proposal for the Waterview Connection Project will go to an independent board of inquiry under the new national consenting process and the board’s members have been named.

Today’s announcement means a decision on the application will be made within nine months of public notification, with appeal rights limited to points of law.

NIWA scientists working with Auckland and Canterbury University are researching how dangerous Auckland’s motorway pollution is.

Using a late model Ford Falcon and getting a student to live in an Otahuhu flat near the motorway, they now have data which will be analysed and a report ready by 2012.

NZTA’s closure of the SH1 southbound over the Newmarket Viaduct from 5pm Saturday to 5am on Monday morning is the biggest road closure Auckland’s ever seen.
Here are the details and links for timetables for the free trains and extra ferry sailings.

The price of petrol fell a total of two cents per litre during August, dropping from $1.76 per litre to $1.74 per litre for 91 octane in the main centres.
But fuel prices are scheduled to rise on October 1.

In the wake of media hysteria about the number of motorists being pinged for entering the bus lanes too early before turning, the Auckland City council transport committee today decided on new measures to be seen as fairly enforcing the rules.

The plan of T2 bus lanes in the Dominion Road plan was deleted today after a lengthy Auckland City Council transport committee discussion.

The outcome was a victory for the pro-active Save Dominion Road group, led by local Dominion Rd businesses, which presented a 6,704-signature petition opposing the council’s earlier plan.