Penlink highway delayed to 2028 due to 'complex' bridge

Penlink highway delayed to 2028 due to 'complex' bridge
An image of the Wēiti River Bridge being constructed as part of the Penlink highway project. (Image: NZTA)
Oliver Lewis
A new highway costing more than $800 million, which was meant to be finished in late 2026, has been delayed to 2028 due to complications with a novel bridge design.The previous Government funded Penlink, a 7-kilometre road connecting State Highway 1 north of Auckland to the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, as part of its New Zealand Upgrade Programme, a covid-era stimulus package.The NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) website states the current budget is $830m.NTZA has proactively released a briefing it gave to ministers on Aug 5 about the project, saying the a...

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