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Transmission Gully Moves Forward
Wellington’s Transmission Gully motorway project leaped forward today following the same fast track path of the Waterview tunnel. Environment Minister Nick Smith...
“Bullying” Claims Over Motorway Plans
A Wellington newspaper report today suggesting a row between NZTA and the new Wellington council over the region’s motorway plans has led to suggestions of...
Wellington Re-Thinks Transport
First Auckland, now Wellington is “re-examining” its transport wish list following the Christchurch quake and the Government’s warning they’re...
Govt: Road Network Top Priority
The associate transport minister told a conference this afternoon that the government sees the road network as :the core of the transport sector and a top priority.” A...
Brash Questions Big Road Projects
Public investment projects must only get the go ahead if they can be justified by the business case - that’s the clear message in the latest Don Brash...
Transmission Gully Process Delay
When Waterview residents wanted more time to absorb the complexity involved in submissions, they were denied any extension. Today NZTA extended the time for public...
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...
Crucial Transmission Gully Step
Wellington’s contentious Transmission Gully has moved a step closer today with Environment Minister Nick Smith referring a vital plan change to an independent...
Wellington Gully Progress
The NZTA will begin exploratory work soon on identifying solutions to address congestion and improve traffic flows on the Ngauranga to Aotea Quay section of the...
China May Build NZ Highways
Increasing speculation about China doing construction work for the Waikato Expressway and Wellington’s Transmission Gully projects. Engineers from the China...
Wellington’s Transmission Gully Go Ahead
A major roading announcement for Wellington this morning. After decades of debate, Wellington will get its long-awaited Transmission Gully route as part of a $2.2...
