Press Release – New Zealand National Party Government confirmation that the four-lane taki to North of Levin project will go ahead is good news, now the Government must confirm that Melling is fully-funded and due to start on time, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says. …
Government confirmation that the four-lane Ōtaki to North of Levin project will go ahead is good news, now the Government must confirm that Melling is fully-funded and due to start on time, National List MP based in Hutt South Chris Bishop says.
“Despite cancelling Ōtaki to North of Levin in 2018, the Government promised to fund the project in 2020.
Minister of
Transport
The Government is committed to the Northern
Pathway with its preferred option being a separate structure
for walking and cycling alongside the Auckland Harbour
Bridge, Transport Minister Michael Wood announced
today.
Geotechnical investigations and testing has
determined that building a structure connected to the
Auckland Harbour Bridge is not possible as the existing
piers are not able to accommodate the extra weight without
considerable modifications to counter balance the increased
load involving additional risk to the bridge.
“The
New Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP) is supporting our
economic recovery, but due to COVID-19 increasing
construction costs globally and the need to further reduce