Press Release – New Zealand Government
The Government is fulfilling its commitment to bring New Zealand’s rail network back up to scratch and support the economic recovery, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced today.
KiwiRail’s inaugural Rail Network Investment Programme (RNIP) was released today which details renewals and upgrades on the rail network over the next three years.
The Programme includes:
· Replacing more than 200km of rail sleepers
· Replacing more than 130km of tracks
· Adding active controls (barrier arms, lights/bells) to 3 level crossings and making improvements to 25 more through renewals
· Upgrading signals on the Auckland metro network, a new Auckland train control centre and an additional power supply into the network, to support increased train frequency to come with the City Rail Link
The Government’s proposed investment in Northland, which includes a new spur line to link Northport to the existing rail network, is great news, KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller says. Today the Government announced funding to build a 19km .
Press Release – KiwiRail The Governments proposed investment in Northland, which includes a new spur line to link Northport to the existing rail network, is great news, KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller says. Today the Government announced funding to build a 19km …
The Government’s proposed investment in Northland, which includes a new spur line to link Northport to the existing rail network, is great news, KiwiRail Group Chief Executive Greg Miller says.
Today the Government announced funding to build a 19km rail line between Whangārei and Northport and to upgrade the rail line north of Whangārei to handle heavy freight trains as part of its updated commitment to transport infrastructure projects through the New Zealand Upgrade Programme.
Road works on State Highway 1 could drag out the operation to transport shipping cargo from Northport to Auckland.
Police teams stop trucks going south from Whangārei to make sure they re not over the weight limits.
Photo: RNZ / Simon Rogers
Every hour between 6am to midnight for the next seven days - excluding Sunday - 12 trucks will be taking a load of Christmas cargo from Northport and head south.
But there are a number of roadworks taking place on State Highway 1 which could slow things down.
National Road Carriers chief executive David Aitken told
Morning Report it might be longer than seven days to transport all the goods from the ship