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Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:03 am The diggers are out and shovels in the ground with construction work starting on improvements to Auckland’s Southern Motorway between Papakura and Drury which will see extra lanes added as well as a path for people on bikes and on foot. Transport Minister Michael Wood led the official start of construction this morning, on the SH1 Papakura to Drury South project. It’s part of the New Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP) which is investing more than $6.8 billion in road, public transport and walking and cycling infrastructure to get our cities moving, save lives...

Friday, 16 April 2021, 10:37 am Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the start of construction on the New Zealand Upgrade Programme’s Papakura to Drury South project on Auckland’s Southern Motorway, which will create hundreds of jobs and support Auckland’s economic recovery. The SH1 Papakura to Drury South project will give more transport choices by providing a third lane in each direction, a shared path alongside the western side which will link in with the city-wide network, wide shoulders for future bus services and improved local road connections across the motorway. Michael...

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Scoop Auckland provides news and views from Auckland, New Zealand

Thursday, 1 April 2021, 5:19 pm One of the Auckland projects funded by the government’s New Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP) is progressing with the shortlisting of two candidates for the contract to design and build the new Penlink transport link. The new 7km, two-lane Penlink corridor will connect the Northern Motorway (SH1) to the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, says Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency National Manager Infrastructure Delivery, Andrew Thackwray. The NZ Upgrade Programme (NZUP) is investing $6.8 billion in road, public transport, walking and cycling infrastructure to get our cities...