National Land Transport Programme 1996 - Whanganui regional office newsletter (Taranaki, Manawatu-Whanganui)

 

Translink August 1995

NLTP 1996 Taranaki/Manawatu-Whanganui new projects

NLTP 1996 Taranaki/Manawatu-Whanganui new projects

NLTP 1996 Taranaki/Manawatu-Whanganui summary

Translink was the newsletter for the Wanganui regional office of Transit New Zealand, covering Manawatu-Whanganui and Taranaki regions. This edition on the NLTP 1996 noted the following spending in the regions:

• $40.5m total in Manawatu/Wanganui
• $18.2m total in Taranaki
• $30.7m  to be spend on local roads maintenance and capital (the majority of spending in the region)
• $262,000 for passenger transport funding

Major new projects (over $1m) include:

• Maxwell to Bushy Park Road Stage III realignment SH3 Whanganui;
• Laws Hill Realignment SH57 south of Shannon;
• Pipiriki Rd seal extension in Ruapehu District.

Other key projects noted were:

• Seal extension SH43 of 2.2km (representing the start of sealing this State Highway, which was still not fully completed in 2023!)
• Continuing the Potts Hill realignment SH57 north of Levin
• Completing Greatford realignment SH1 north of Bulls
• Completing 4-laning of Manawatu River Bridge and Fitzherbert Avenue Palmerston North

Notable is the relatively high spending on local roads in the region. State highway spending predominantly is focused on realignments, but the 4-laning of Manawatu River Bridge and Fitzherbert Avenue was about relieving congestion in Palmerston North between Massey University and the rest of the city.