The new Commercial Vehicle Safety Centre at Ōhakea in Manawatū is expected to improve travel efficiencies for heavy vehicle operators.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) advised that motorists driving on State Highways 1 and 3 between Bulls and Sanson would start seeing the new Ōhakea building going up.
The centre, formerly known as a weigh station, monitors heavy vehicles travelling past and provides data on operator behaviour such as heavy vehicle weight, load status, and driver fatigue.
The new centre is on Pukenui Road, outside the Ōhakea Air Force Base, near the newlyconstructed roundabout.
The stretch of the motorway is a high-volume freight route and at this new location heavy vehicles will be able to use the roundabout and pull into the centre from both directions.