• changes to lane configurations at the State Highway 20B (Puhinui Rd) / State Highway 20 interchange before Christmas to increase traffic flows through the intersection; • the Auckland Transport Operations Centre will optimise traffic signals to increase traffic flows at peak times on the state highways and airport roads, and publish additional airport-specific travel time information; • changes to lane configurations on George Bolt Memorial Drive / Tom Pearce Drive to improve traffic flows to both airport terminals; • changes to lane configurations on George Bolt Memorial Drive / Laurence Stevens Drive roundabout to improve traffic flows to the domestic terminal; and • deploying special temporary traffic management plans on Auckland Airport's roads to increase the network's resilience. The immediate solutions are in addition to the major improvements already underway to deliver additional network capacity and improve travel times, including: • the $140 million upgrade of State Highway 20A and improvements to the State Highway 20A / Kirkbride Road interchange which will create significant extra capacity; • the upgrade of the George Bolt Memorial Drive / The Landing Drive / Verissimo Drive intersection; and • new bus lanes heading towards the airport on State Highway 20A. - www.nzherald.co.nz