1996 National Roading Programme: Manawatu/Taranaki NRP news

The 1996 National Roading Programme Wanganui regional office newsletter covers funding for the Manawatu and Taranaki regions. Key statistics were:

• $53.3m for the Manawatu region and $18.6m for the Taranaki region.
• Largest output class for the Manawatu was local road maintenance and construction at 40.5% of spending
• Largest output class for the Taranaki region was state highway maintenance and construction at 41.1% of spending

Major committed projects included:

• SH4 Laurence's Dropout
• SH3 Maxwell to Bushy Park upgrade
• SH57 Laws Hill realignment
• FItzherbert Avenue 4-laning in Palmerston North City

New construction projects funded included:

• 7.6km seal extension on SH43 Moki Tunnel
• SH3 realignment Mimi Curves
• SH1 Vinegar Hill realignment ($5.1m)
• SH43 Tahora Flats seal extension of 2.3km
• SH1 realignment south of Waiouru railway crossing
• SH2 Bradleys realignment south of Dannevirke
• SH3 Grants Hill corner realignment
• SH4 Waihapa curves easing

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.