Sharechat Logo

Joyce names highways of national significance

Thursday 19th March 2009

Text too small?
Transport Minister Steven Joyce today identified seven roading projects deemed highways of national significance which will get priority treatment under the government's infrastructure plans.

The seven projects are essential routes where congestion is sufficient to be an impediment to economic growth, channeling traffic into the nation's five biggest population centres.

Joyce said the government's aim is to substantially advance the roading links over the next 10 years under a $10.7 billion spending plan. The announcement comes after the decision this week to increase highway funding, scrapping regional fuel taxes, increasing the national fuel excise and trimming spending on public transport.

It doesn't specifically deal with Transmission Gully though Wellington's northern corridor through to Levin is one of the seven key routes listed below:

For State Highway 1:
1. Levin to Wellington
2. Waikato Expressway
3. Puhoi to Wellsford

For Auckland:
4. Completion of Waterview link of the Western Ring Route
5. Victoria Park

Regions:
6. Tauranga Eastern Corridor
7. Christchurch motorway projects.

By Jonathan Underhill



  General Finance Advertising    

Comments from our readers

No comments yet

Add your comment:
Your name:
Your email:
Not displayed to the public
Comment:
Comments to Sharechat go through an approval process. Comments which are defamatory, abusive or in some way deemed inappropriate will not be approved. It is allowable to use some form of non-de-plume for your name, however we recommend real email addresses are used. Comments from free email addresses such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc may not be approved.

Related News:

ASB workers to strike as bank proposes an effective pay cut
Rising tides, sinking stocks: study explores cost of climate change
May 2nd Morning Report
AGL - Change in Senior Management
Devon Funds Morning Note - 01 May 2024
Rick Christie to step-aside as a non-executive director
CHI - New customer contract to upgrade Marsden Point
Synlait announces changes to Board of Directors
May 1st Morning Report
Devon Funds Morning Note - 30 April 2024