Ashburton flooding renews call for second bridge
"We just dodged another bullet.” Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown wasn’t mincing words as he renewed calls for a second bridge in the Canterbury town.
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"We just dodged another bullet.” Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown wasn’t mincing words as he renewed calls for a second bridge in the Canterbury town.
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National says it will have the money, but stopped short of confirming where it will build a second Ashburton/Hakatere River bridge.
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