National Road Carriers welcomes appointment of Steven Joyce to Infrastructure Agency design panel
National Road Carriers Association, New Zealand’s progressive nationwide organisation representing supply chain companies, welcomes the appointment of Steven Joyce to chair the new Infrastructure Agency design panel.
National Road Carriers Association (NRC) CEO Justin Tighe-Umbers says appointing Steven Joyce clearly shows the Government is expecting this new agency to be a high-performing delivery-focused entity.
Tighe-Umbers said NRC has called for a long-term plan and delivery model for infrastructure and is pleased to see the Government taking real steps towards putting that in place.
National Road Carriers congratulates Simon Bridges on appointment as Chair of NZTA Waka Kotahi
The announcement that Simon Bridges has been appointed as Chair of the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is great news for the sector and on behalf of the industry, we would like to extend our warm congratulations to Simon.
“Simon has stepped down as Chair of NRC’s Transport & Logistics Advisory Group, a loss for us but a real win for NZTA Waka Kotahi and the wider transport industry ” says Justin Tighe-Umbers, CEO, National Road Carriers Association.
National Road Carriers applauds National Party focus on roading essentials and resilience
Freight industry body National Road Carriers Association (NRC) agrees with the National Party’s focus on the essentials of building and maintaining the roading network and road resilience in its transport policy announced today.
The National Party’s transport policy is focused on bringing back roads of national significance, resilience projects and better public transport.
The policy promises extending four-lane highways in the northern Golden Triangle, and to Wellington Airport and the Christchurch northern motorway, a nationwide road upgrade programme, and resilience projects in weather-damaged areas including the Brynderwyns, Hawke’s Bay, and upgrading the Napier to Gisborne and Napier to Taupo roads.