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Hill St Blues
Reduced revenue is now hitting roading projects that aren’t the big flash motorway projects. NZTA is delaying by a year work on the next stage of upgrades...
Joyce: Puhoi Will Happen Subject To…
The Puhoi highway will proceed, “provided it stacks up on the standard business case analysis,” the Transport Minister Steven Joyce told parliament this...
Labour Embraces PPPs For Transport
Labour’s David Cunliffe this afternoon labelled the government’s infrastructure investment “a fraudulent combination of re-announced spending...
Puhoi Highway $1.3b And More
The Holiday Highway is certain to cost more than the $1.3b estimated back in 2009. Today, while announcing the route, NZTA shied away from putting a figure on the...
PM On Puhoi & Northern Rail
There’s a piece in Whangarei’s Northern Advocate in which the PM supports and is committed to SH1 between Auckland and Whangarei becoming a four-lane...
English On Cars Versus Trains
Finance minister Bill English this afternoon continued his lesson on roads versus rail saying “most rail investment cases do not stack up without a very large...
Brown Denies Backing Down
Auckland’s new Mayor hasn’t “rolled over” on the issue of wanting the government to help approve big rail projects for Auckland. The Herald...
Greens Table Puhoi Document
The Greens this afternoon tabled in parliament the business case for the Puhoi highway saying that the oil shock wasn’t taken into account for the project. This...
Motorways Criticised
Today’s Rail and Maritime union’s annual conference in Wellington was told that the seven roads of national significance will benefit truckies and road...
Greens: Scrap Wgtn Motorway
The Greens today called on the Wellington Regional Council to rethink its transport strategy and abandon a proposed $2 billion spend on new motorways. It questions...
Can We Still Afford Highway?
A Wellington region local body candidate has raised an interesting question as to whether it’s timely to review some of the big roading projects. Kapiti Coast...
Johnstone’s Hill Tunnels Spring Clean
Motorists using the Northern Gateway Toll Road will find the twin tunnels at Johnstone’s Hill are closed temporarily for maintenance, part of next week. The northbound...
Greens Push For North Rail Link
The threat to close Northland’s rail line, in the wake of the KiwiRail plan, has re-ignited the debate about the Puhoi highway. Energetic Greens transport...
Puhoi to Wellsford Road Moves Closer
The Puhoi to Wellsford roading link has moved closer today with NZTA awarding a contract for investigation into the route. One option being investigated is to...
$1.4b Upgrade of SH1 Puhoi To Wellsford
A $1.4 billion strategic upgrade of State Highway 1 from Puhoi to Wellsford. The first stage from Puhoi to Warkworth will be complete within 9 years. NZTA says the...
