Environmental concerns prompt tighter Transmission Gully controls

Environmental concerns prompt tighter Transmission Gully controls
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth June 10 (BusinessDesk) - Greater Wellington Regional Council has imposed a stricter environmental regime on the construction of the 27-kilometre Transmission Gully highway north of Wellington due to ongoing concerns about erosion and sediment control failures. The local body authority last year adopted a new approach to earthworks management in the Porirua harbour catchment to mitigate the environmental impact in preparation for a busy summer of work. That included a ‘pause works’ mechanism Greater Wellington can trigger...

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