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Scoop Coverage: Wellington Northern Corridor

Wellington.Scoop: A 4-Lane Expressway To The Airport – But They’re Not Telling Us Where Or How Much

Wellington residents should be troubled by the official silence on how a four-lane expressway is to be pushed through the city from the second Terrace Tunnel to the second Mt Victoria Tunnel. There’s not a word about this in the “corridor fact sheet” released by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The document isn’t even specific about the “improvements” on the northern edge of the Basin Reserve. More>>

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Roads: Green Light For Transmission Gully, Western Link Expressway

wellington northern corridorTransport Minister Steven Joyce has joined the NZ Transport Agency in unveiling plans for a $2.2 billion strategic upgrade of State Highway 1 from Wellington Airport to Levin, including Transmission Gully.

The plans will see a four-lane expressway developed in three stages, with the entire route substantially progressed within the next ten years. More>>

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  • Wellington.Scoop coverage - “Billion dollar” Transmission Gully expressway likely to be a toll road - (and more coverage)
  • NZ Transport Agency - Route announced for Wellington Northern Corridor
  • Fact Sheet (includes map)
  • Questions and Answers
  • NZ Govt - Transmission Gully gets the green light
  • NZ Govt - Minister welcomes Kapiti Expressway decision
  • National - Gully go-ahead to bring jobs and certainty to Mana
  • National - Otaki MP welcomes Transmission Gully and SH1 plan
  • United Future - Transmission Gully Christmas present for Wgtn
  • Labour - Hard work pays off for Transmission Gully
  • Greens - Joyce’s bulldozer to slice through Kapiti, Wgtn
  • ACT - Transmission Gully A Victory For Wellington
  • Kapiti Coast District Council - District damaged forever, Mayor says
  • Porirua City Council - Mayor Brash Applaudes Transmission Gully Decision
  • Wellington City Council - Road corridor plan good news for city
  • NZ Alliance Party - Government paralysis in transport failing NZ
  • Transmission Gully Action Group - Transmission Gully Motorway
  • NZ Contractors Federation - Contractors applaud Wellington highway “vision”
  • Wellington Regional Chamber of Commerce - Right Decision on Wellington Northern Corridor
  • Automobile Association - AA thrilled with plan for SH1 north of Wellington
  • NZ Council for Infrastructure Development - Funding And Delivery Programme For Roads Upgrade
  • Save The Basin Reserve Campaign - Fifty million reasons to save the Basin
  • Nature Coast Enterprise - Nature Coast Enterprise commends NZTA
  • TV3 Video - Transmission Gully route to go ahead
  • TV3 Video - Government gives green light for $2 billion Wellington motorway
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