Blowout: Queenstown bypass road hits $128m

Blowout: Queenstown bypass road hits $128m
The proposed new Melbourne/Henry St bypass. (Image: QLDC)
Brent Melville
Queenstown ratepayers face another blowout in costs for the tourist town's long-awaited arterial road upgrade, as the overall budget balloons to more than $128 million.Councillors at the Queenstown Lakes district council (QLDC) have been asked to stump up a further $17.65m for stage one of the project as costs for the "incredibly complex" job continue to ratchet up.That part of the three-stage CBD bypass project will link Queenstown's Melbourne and Henry Sts and is aimed at addressing traffic congestion in the town c...

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