NZTA proposes design cuts for ‘challenging’ Ōtaki to North of Levin highway

NZTA proposes design cuts for ‘challenging’ Ōtaki to North of Levin highway
An aerial image of Levin. The North Island town will be bypassed by the new Ōtaki to North of Levin highway. (Image: NZTA)
Oliver Lewis
The New Zealand Transport Agency is proposing to de-scope a major roading project in the lower North Island, signalling a readiness to override prescriptive building directives when confronted with fiscal constraints.In an update this month, the agency outlined a series of design changes to the 24-kilometre Ōtaki to North of Levin (Ō2NL) highway, including replacing a grade-separated interchange with a roundabout where the new highway meets Tararua Rd and reducing the four-lane design to two lanes for a 3km section northwest of the State Highwa...

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