As Napier MP Katie Nimon alluded to at Transporting New Zealand’s recent Napier Seminar, work has started on the Hawke’s Bay Expressway RoNS (Roads of National Significance) in order to four-lane it.

Hopefully it will be an example of what can go right with a roading project, with the end result being safer and much nicer to drive on. 

The Mackays to Peka Peka section of the Kāpiti Expressway that opened in 2017 has led to Kāpiti having one of the lowest rates of road fatalities in the country. We expect this latest improvement in the Hawke’s Bay to bring similar safety improvements, productivity benefits and a loss less frustration for people in the 2...

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