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23 November 2023

1996 National Roading Programme: Wellington NRP news

 The Wellington regional newsletter of the 1996 NRP has the following key statistics:

  • $62m for the Wellington region
  • $26.9m for the Nelson/Marlborough/Tasman districts
  • For the Wellington region, state highway maintenance and construction is the largest output class comprising 34.9% of spending. Passenger transport was 25.4% of spending as the second largest output class.
  • For Nelson/Marlborough/Tasman, state highway maintenance and construction was also the largest output class at 55.2% of spending
Unlike Christchurch, the Wellington newsletter contained little detail, noting the following committed projects:
  • SH58 Judgeford realignment
  • SH1 Newlands Interchange
  • SH2 Gibbons Street seagull roundabout Upper Hutt
New projects funded included:
  • SH6 Stoke Bypass, Nelson (the largest road project in the region)
  • SH1 Basin Reserve traffic signals
  • SH1 Paraparaumu widening
  • SH60 reconstruction between Maisey and Bronte
  • SH1 Thorndon motorway viaduct further strengthening 
  • SH6 Spooners Hill passing lane
  • Mungavin Bridge duplication, Porirua




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