Opening day congestion for untolled Penlink highway – NZTA

Opening day congestion for untolled Penlink highway – NZTA
Transport Minister Simeon Brown – will he, or won't he, toll Penlink? (Image: NZME)
Oliver Lewis
If the Government doesn’t reaffirm a decision by its predecessor to toll an $830 million highway north of Auckland, transport authorities recommended redesigning the project – at significant cost and time delays – to offset peak-time congestion.The previous Labour Government accepted a proposal from the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) last March to charge motorists for using Penlink, a 7-kilometre road connecting State Highway 1 and the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, which is due for completion in late 2026.The Ministry of Transp...

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