2011 RMS and RTA media releases

December 2011

Final fireworks before bridge makeover (30 December 2011)

Still more work to be done, 2010 road crash statistics show (29 December 2011)

Live travel time info now on M4 (28 December 2011)

Vehicle modification industry welcomes new scheme (22 December 2011)

Hunter Expressway information session at Kurri Kurri (21 December 2011)

Vehicle Safety Compliance Certification Scheme (VSCCS) provides one stop shop for modified vehicles (19 December 2011)
RMS motor registry and general inquiry line trading hours this holiday season (13 December 2011)

Endangered frogs stop work at South Nowra (13 December 2011)
Kapooka Bridge replacement on Opympic Highway preferred option (13 December 2011)

Tenders called to paint the Forster Tuncurry Bridge (13 December 2011)

Speed Zone change at Sallys Corner (2 December 2011)

November 2011

Barton Highway duplication design on display (28 November 2011)

Maintenance starts on New England Highway, Rix Creek (28 November 2011)

Ballina Bypass will open next week (23 November 2011)

Hunter Expressway community information session at Newcastle (22 November 2011)

Work starts on intersection upgrades between F3 and Newcastle (16 November 2011)

Heavy vehicles operators urged not to drink and drive (15 November 2011)

Proposed safety and traffic improvements at Edgeworth (14 November 2011)

Call for Pacific Highway upgrade flood focus group members (10 November 2011)

Media contacts for Roads and Maritime Services (8 November 2011)

ANZAC Bridge maintenance work to start soon (3 November 2011)

 

October 2011

M5 East Kingsgrove Road Ramps closed for maintenance work (12 October 2011)

Speed limit changes between Strathfield and Blakehurst (5 October 2011)

September 2011

Beware of School Zones on Friday (20 September 2011)

Pedestrian safety set to improve on Lake Entrance Road Oak Flats (19 September 2011)

Speed limit changes in the Fairfield Local Government Area (16 September 2011)

Wentworth Falls East work continues (15 September 2011)

Road safety improvement work to start on Chifley Road Lithgow (13 September 2011)

Speed limit change on Great Western Highway Faulconbridge (9 September 2011)

Speed limit changes in the Auburn and Parramatta Local Government Areas (9 September 2011)

Repairs to Bruxner Bridge start (8 September 2011)

Hunter Expressway community information session at Kurri Kurri (8 September 2011)

Tidal flow scheme on Spit Road between Awaba Street and Ourimbah Road ready (7 September 2011)

ANZAC Bridge maintenance project plans on display (6 September 2011)

Permanent closure of Stanford Road (2 September 2011)

Women in engineering summit registrations extended  (2 September 2011)

Encouraging women to apply for trade apprenticeships and traineeships (2 September 2011)

August 2011

Community information sessions for Sapphire to Woolgoolga upgrade (24 August 2011)

Sydney Harbour Bridge lights up for Daffodil Day (23 August 2011)

Online tool for the Grafton Bridge launched (22 August 2011)

RTA asks for comments about bypass signs (22 August 2011)

Decision made on highway upgrade route from Tyndale to Maclean (22 August 2011)

Electronic work diary pilot website launched (22 August 2011)

Community invited to learn about possible controlled blasting (16 August 2011)

M5 East operation and maintenance contract awarded (9 August 2011)

Winding Creek Bridge maintenance completed (9 August 2011)

Work progressing to upgrade the Newcastle Interchange (8 August 2011)

New rules for getting repaired write-offs back on the road (4 August 2011)

RTA to host International Bridge Conference (1 August 2011)

July 2011

Speed Zone audit website goes live (18 July 2011)

Banora Point upgrade controlled blasting begins tomorrow (18 July 2011)

Community invited to learn about Kempsey Bypass progress (18 July 2011)

Comments invited on Timber Truss Bridge Heritage Strategy (18 July 2011)

Coopernook to Herons Creek operational noise information sessions (14 July 2011)

Change to Kempsey Bypass weekend work hours (14 July 2011)

June 2011

Community meeting to discuss Bangalow access to Pacific Highway (29 June 2011)

RTA invites community comment on upgrade refinements near Moonee Beach (21 June 2011)

Banora Point upgrade - Community information session (17 June 2011)

Mount Victoria safety work - community meetings (15 June 2011)

Mount Victoria safety barrier upgrade (15 June 2011)

Consultation starts on Wolli Creek land transfer (14 June 2011)

Pacific Hwy closed due to flooding (14 June 2011)

New location for Newcastle Motor Registry (10 June 2011)

IAP extended to include mobile cranes (9 June 2011)

Hunter Expressway information session (9 June 2011)

Proposed Stanford Merthyr emergency access trail (8 June 2011)

Watch out animals about (3 June 2011)

Car pooling surveys at Kariong, Ourimbah and Mount Ousley (2 June 2011)

Proposed Central Coast Highway and Wisemans Ferry Road intersection upgrade on display (1 June 2011)

May 2011

Funding to replace Curra Creek No.2 timber bridge (30 May 2011)

Safety improvements for Standen Drive at Branxton (26 May 2011)

Drop-in session for Newell Highway Upgrade at Grong Grong (23 May 2011)

Community invited to learn more about Sapphire to Woolgoolga Upgrade (25 May 2011)

Hunter Expressway community information session at Braxton (24 May 2011)

Safety improvements start at Freemans Waterhole (24 May 2011)

First girders to be installed for Myall River Bridge (24 May 2011)

Freight operator fined $160,000 for overloading offences (20 May 2011)

Ballina Bypass gateway roundabout opening posponed (19 May 2011)

M5 West Widening report released (18 May 2011)

Community reminded to comment on Sapphire to Woolgoolga Pacific Highway upgrade design requirements (18 May 2011)

First stage of work completed on Newell Highway Peak Hill (18 May 2011)

Update on closure of Stanford Road at Stanford Merthyr (17 May 2011)

Traffic survey for Narara to Lisarow (13 May 2011)

Community comment invited on Yallah electronic message sign (11 May 2011)

Community comment invited on proposed safety improvements at the Otford (Bulgo) parking bay (6 May 2011)

Electronic transactions temporarily unavailable at motor registries (5 May 2011)

Work starts on Brisbane Water Drive tree removal (4 May 2011)

April 2011

Sapphire to Woolgoolga Pacific Highway upgrade (28 April 2011)

South Kempsey traffic change marks bypass progress (28 April 2011)

RTA welcomes Auditor General survey about speed camera sites (20 April 2011)

Mobility Parking Scheme users urged to check their permit (20 April 2011)

Keep safe on roads during busy Easter holiday long weekend (19 April 2011)

New interactive child restraint guide website (18 April 2011)

Truck company fined $290,000 for overloading (12 April 2011)

Swan Hill Bridge Aboriginal heritage registrations (12 April 2011)

Safety improvements Griffiths Road Broadmeadow (12 April 2011)

Lanyon Drive Queanbeyan opens to four lanes (11 April 2011)

David Pulver Bridge Tarcutta (11 April 2011)

March 2011

Motorists - keep intersections clear (6 March 2011)

January 2011

School Zones enforced from Friday 28 January 2011 (27 January 2011)

RTA launches new road safety campaign (25 January 2011)

Drivers urged to take note of flood warnings (25 January 2011)

Traffic Changes for Amway China Charity Walks (18 January 2011)

Flood affected motor registries in Northern NSW (12 January 2011)