Video transcript
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Traffic on State Highway 1 |
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| 00:00:00 |
[Text] State Highway One, between Ōtaki and Levin |
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| 00:00:00 |
[Text] It's busy, there's no alternative route, too many people are being hurt and killed on it. |
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| 00:00:00 |
[Text] That's why we'll be moving 'through traffic' off SH1 and SH57, between Ōtaki and north of Levin, onto a brand new highway. |
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| 00:00:16 |
Linda Stewart, Waka Kotahi Director Regional Relationships being interviewed |
First and foremost, this project is a safety project. The current stretch of State Highway 1 is one of the most dangerous stretches of state highway on our network and we have a responsibility to make sure not just the community, but all of the road users get where they're going to safely. |
| 00:00:34 |
Flyover animation of the new highway |
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| 00:00:34 |
[text] The Ōtaki to north of Levin is delivering a new 24km highway linking Horowhenua and Kāpiti - two growing regions. |
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| 00:00:40 |
[Text] Funded by the New Zealand Upgrade programme, this $1.5b project is one of the country's largest-ever investments in roading. |
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| 00:00:47 |
It will include a shared walking and cycling path, grade-separated interchanges, four lanes for traffic and the latest safety features. |
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| 00:00:53 |
Linda Stewart, Waka Kotahi Director Regional Relationships being interviewed |
The community have been waiting for Ōtaki to north of Levin for many many years. It's a critical project for them and how they spend time in their town centre, how they use their roads and how they get around for work, for leisure, for recreation. |
| 00:01:08 |
People viewing plans at community open day. |
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| 00:01:08 |
[Text] In April and May we shared the latest plans with communities |
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| 00:01:11 |
Close up of people pointing at maps |
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| 00:01:14 |
Traffic on State Highway 1 near Ohau |
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| 00:01:14 |
[Text] With construction scheduled to begin in 2025, there's a lot of preparation required before building can begin. |
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| 00:01:19 |
Traffic on State Highway 1 through Levin |
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| 00:01:19 |
[Text] Besides plotting the road's exact route, we're refining its design features, including what noise reduction technology will be used. |
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| 00:01:28 |
Michael Smith, Waka Kotahi noise specialist being interviewed |
When people are annoyed by traffic noise it tends to be the clangs and the bangs, the trucks driving past. So with a well-designed road, like what we're doing, it's going to be nice, free-flowing. |
| 00:01:36 |
Flyover animation of the new highway |
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| 00:01:36 |
[Text] And we're committed to enhancing te mana o te taiao - making sure the living environment is being looked after and respected. |
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| 00:01:42 |
Alex James, Ecologist |
With a 24-kilometre road going across the landscape, you intersect with a lot of ecological features, being streams and rivers, patches of native bush, and wetlands. |
| 00:01:49 |
Flyover animation of the new highway. |
A lot of the baseline stuff has bene done and now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of where and how we're going to avoid, and especially offset and mitigate. |
00:00:00 video transcript
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00:00:00 |
| Visual info |
Traffic on State Highway 1 |
| Audio info |
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00:00:00 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:00 |
| Visual info |
[Text] State Highway One, between Ōtaki and Levin |
| Audio info |
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00:00:00 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:00 |
| Visual info |
[Text] It's busy, there's no alternative route, too many people are being hurt and killed on it. |
| Audio info |
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00:00:00 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:00 |
| Visual info |
[Text] That's why we'll be moving 'through traffic' off SH1 and SH57, between Ōtaki and north of Levin, onto a brand new highway. |
| Audio info |
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00:00:16 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:16 |
| Visual info |
Linda Stewart, Waka Kotahi Director Regional Relationships being interviewed |
| Audio info |
First and foremost, this project is a safety project. The current stretch of State Highway 1 is one of the most dangerous stretches of state highway on our network and we have a responsibility to make sure not just the community, but all of the road users get where they're going to safely. |
00:00:34 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:34 |
| Visual info |
Flyover animation of the new highway |
| Audio info |
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00:00:34 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:34 |
| Visual info |
[text] The Ōtaki to north of Levin is delivering a new 24km highway linking Horowhenua and Kāpiti - two growing regions. |
| Audio info |
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00:00:40 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:40 |
| Visual info |
[Text] Funded by the New Zealand Upgrade programme, this $1.5b project is one of the country's largest-ever investments in roading. |
| Audio info |
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00:00:47 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:47 |
| Visual info |
It will include a shared walking and cycling path, grade-separated interchanges, four lanes for traffic and the latest safety features. |
| Audio info |
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00:00:53 video transcript
| Time |
00:00:53 |
| Visual info |
Linda Stewart, Waka Kotahi Director Regional Relationships being interviewed |
| Audio info |
The community have been waiting for Ōtaki to north of Levin for many many years. It's a critical project for them and how they spend time in their town centre, how they use their roads and how they get around for work, for leisure, for recreation. |
00:01:08 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:08 |
| Visual info |
People viewing plans at community open day. |
| Audio info |
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00:01:08 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:08 |
| Visual info |
[Text] In April and May we shared the latest plans with communities |
| Audio info |
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00:01:11 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:11 |
| Visual info |
Close up of people pointing at maps |
| Audio info |
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00:01:14 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:14 |
| Visual info |
Traffic on State Highway 1 near Ohau |
| Audio info |
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00:01:14 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:14 |
| Visual info |
[Text] With construction scheduled to begin in 2025, there's a lot of preparation required before building can begin. |
| Audio info |
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00:01:19 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:19 |
| Visual info |
Traffic on State Highway 1 through Levin |
| Audio info |
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00:01:19 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:19 |
| Visual info |
[Text] Besides plotting the road's exact route, we're refining its design features, including what noise reduction technology will be used. |
| Audio info |
|
00:01:28 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:28 |
| Visual info |
Michael Smith, Waka Kotahi noise specialist being interviewed |
| Audio info |
When people are annoyed by traffic noise it tends to be the clangs and the bangs, the trucks driving past. So with a well-designed road, like what we're doing, it's going to be nice, free-flowing. |
00:01:36 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:36 |
| Visual info |
Flyover animation of the new highway |
| Audio info |
|
00:01:36 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:36 |
| Visual info |
[Text] And we're committed to enhancing te mana o te taiao - making sure the living environment is being looked after and respected. |
| Audio info |
|
00:01:42 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:42 |
| Visual info |
Alex James, Ecologist |
| Audio info |
With a 24-kilometre road going across the landscape, you intersect with a lot of ecological features, being streams and rivers, patches of native bush, and wetlands. |
00:01:49 video transcript
| Time |
00:01:49 |
| Visual info |
Flyover animation of the new highway. |
| Audio info |
A lot of the baseline stuff has bene done and now we're getting into the nitty-gritty of where and how we're going to avoid, and especially offset and mitigate. |
