Half billion dollars pledged to upgrade Tauranga to Waihi route

Half billion dollars pledged to upgrade Tauranga to Waihi route
Pattrick Smellie
April 22 (BusinessDesk) - The government is pledging roading projects to ease congestion and improve freight links for Tauranga worth $520 million over the next decade. The largest project, starting construction in 2018, will be the $286 million Tauranga Northern Link, which will create a four-lane 6.8 kilometre shortcut between State Highway 2 to the Highway 29 toll road linking approaches to Tauranga with the main route from the coastal port city to Hamilton. Another $85 million of safety improvements will also commence between Te Puna and...