The NZ Transport Agency has set aside a $25 million investment to improve safety for visiting drivers through the 2015-2018 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP).
A shared vision for the efficient and safe movement of freight across the Upper North Island and beyond has been identified in the Upper North Island Freight Accord, developed by the NZ Transport Agency with the support of a number of industry organisations and local government.
Minister of Transport Hon Simon Bridges turned the first sod and planted a kowhai tree at Queenstown’s Kawarau Falls new bridge site this morning, celebrating the start of the $22 million project. It is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2017.