Kapiti Expressway brings increased safety
A coroner report released last week has reinforced the safety benefits of the Kapiti Expressway.
The coroner says the Mackays to Peka Peka expressway will help prevent future crashes on a deadly corner of State Highway 1.
The Expressway is a crucial part of the Road of National Significance (RONS) from Levin to Wellington airport, and represents another big step forward in improving our region’s infrastructure.
The Expressway will increase road safety for all travellers because it has separated directional lanes that will mean fewer accidents.
I visited the site where work is underway on the new Waikanae Bridge, as part of the Expressway.
This is great news for our region, which many of you have been waiting decades for.
It was pleasing to finally see progress being made on this site. This $2 billion RONS investment is massive for our region with 1000 jobs being created locally.
Last month also saw the final green light for the Otaki to Peka Peka Expressway, with consent granted by the independent Board of Inquiry. Construction is expected to start in 2016.
The Otaki roundabout is one of the worst choke points in the North Island, especially around weekends and public holidays.
I am confident that Otaki’s retail shopping strip will continue to thrive with the arrival of the new Expressway. Ease of access will be guaranteed with on and off ramps easily connecting the retail shopping strip and local residences. Otaki has become a popular destination in its own right and I’m sure that will continue.
The productivity gains will be major, with an estimated 40 minute journey saving time from Levin to Wellington airport once the entire route is completed.
A new trestle bridge over the Manawatu River is also on the cards, which will improve safety and enable more freight to utilise this new bridge
From my diary
*Cabinet on Monday
*Parliament is sitting this week.
*On Friday I will be in the electorate and attending the Central Districts Fieldays in Feilding.
The Expressway is a crucial part of the Road of National Significance (RONS) from Levin to Wellington airport, and represents another big step forward in improving our region’s infrastructure.
The Expressway will increase road safety for all travellers because it has separated directional lanes that will mean fewer accidents.
I visited the site where work is underway on the new Waikanae Bridge, as part of the Expressway.
This is great news for our region, which many of you have been waiting decades for.
It was pleasing to finally see progress being made on this site. This $2 billion RONS investment is massive for our region with 1000 jobs being created locally.
Last month also saw the final green light for the Otaki to Peka Peka Expressway, with consent granted by the independent Board of Inquiry. Construction is expected to start in 2016.
The Otaki roundabout is one of the worst choke points in the North Island, especially around weekends and public holidays.
I am confident that Otaki’s retail shopping strip will continue to thrive with the arrival of the new Expressway. Ease of access will be guaranteed with on and off ramps easily connecting the retail shopping strip and local residences. Otaki has become a popular destination in its own right and I’m sure that will continue.
The productivity gains will be major, with an estimated 40 minute journey saving time from Levin to Wellington airport once the entire route is completed.
A new trestle bridge over the Manawatu River is also on the cards, which will improve safety and enable more freight to utilise this new bridge
From my diary
*Cabinet on Monday
*Parliament is sitting this week.
*On Friday I will be in the electorate and attending the Central Districts Fieldays in Feilding.