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Engineer Richard English describes the section of SH60 over Tākaka Hill is a lifeline. “There's no polite way of putting this,” English said. “It's a complete debacle, a farce, and it's an absolute embarrassment to the engineering profession.” He described that stretch of highway – the only road over the hill into and out of Golden Bay – as a lifeline. “It should have taken 18 months from go to whoa to get that job done,” said English, an engineer of 50 years’ experience. “Now we're nearly 3½ years into that job, and it's still not complete.” The Kaikōura earthqua...

Cherie Sivignon05:00, Apr 30 2021 Braden Fastier/Stuff The increasingly busy intersection of Lower Queen St and Berryfield Drive at Richmond West was earmarked for a permanent upgrade in the 2021-22 year – a project that looks likely to be deferred for at least a year. Temporary measures are to be considered for the increasingly busy intersection of Lower Queen St and Berryfield Drive at Richmond West as a land purchase delay holds up plans for a permanent upgrade. The intersection, which is a key access point for the large Richmond West residential development, was earmarked to undergo an...

Roading rage: Frustration across NZ as key projects 'will not get over the line' 13 Apr, 2021 09:05 PM 8 minutes to read The SH1 and SH2 Ngauranga Interchange. Photo / Dom Thomas, RNZ RNZ By Phil Pennington of RNZ A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy. Money is especially scarce for state highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the Government's flagship safety strategy Road to Zero. This has come at a crucial time when the country's transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and as the Tran...

Roading rage: Frustration as key road projects 'will not get over the line' Phil Pennington © RNZ / Dom Thomas A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy. Money is especially scarce for State Highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the government's flagship safety strategy Road to Zero. This has come at a crucial time when the country's transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and as the Transport Agency (NZTA) tries to find new revenue sources amid a funding review. © RNZ/...

Councillor David Ogilvie says he hasn’t seen a breakdown for the $11.2m. Stuff asked the elected members whether they had received a breakdown of the $11.2m. All but mayor Tim King and deputy mayor Stuart Bryant responded. Here’s a precis of those responses: Councillor David Ogilvie He said he had not seen a breakdown for the $11.2 million. “My take on this is that it is a private issue WWL is negotiating with the NZ Government,” Ogilvie said. “I expect the Covid claim will be scrutinised by the relevant Government department and paid out according to their assessment.” Until ...