New $400m road linking Whangaparaoa Peninsula with SH1 a step closer 20 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read A start on fixing one of Auckland's worst roading bottlenecks is tantalisingly close for the residents of Whangaparāoa Peninsula. Decades after it was first mooted, the two-lane Penlink road connecting the burgeoning population on the peninsula to the Northern Motorway is another step closer to construction. The appointment last week of a technical adviser to finalise the design of the consented 7km two-lane road with a separated walking and cycling shared path has been warmly greeted by locals. "It's a battle we have won and I can't wait for the final result," says Leanne Willis, who lives in Little Manly and is a member of the Hibiscus and Bays Local Board.