Transmission Gully works will take two years – NZTA

Transmission Gully works will take two years – NZTA
NZTA says a lot of remaining work on Transmission Gully involves engaging with consenting authorities. (Image: NZTA)
Oliver Lewis
Completing residual work on Transmission Gully should take the New Zealand Transport Agency around two years, a senior staff member says.The first highway public-private partnership (PPP) in NZ opened to traffic in March 2022; however, this was followed by litigation and now a commercial settlement about who had responsibility for completing the outstanding tasks.As BusinessDesk revealed last year, CPB Contractors and HEB Construction, which formed a joint venture to build the $1.25 billion road, initiated legal action in the High Court against...

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