$150m roading contract signed
Work on the Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato Expressway will start in September after the $150 million construction contract was signed today, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says.
Work on the Ngaruawahia section of the Waikato Expressway will start in September after the $150 million construction contract was signed today, Transport Minister Steven Joyce says.
Work on the road would create up to 300 local jobs. Already in progress was the 7.3km Te Rapa and 2.2km Taupiri Link sections.
More than 1100 contractors were working on the expressway, on everything from design and planning to construction and specialist engineering.
"The long-term economic benefit of the Waikato Expressway is hugely important, both regionally and nationally," Mr Joyce said.
"When complete the expressway will effectively bring our major cities of Auckland and Hamilton much closer together."
Once completed, scheduled for 2019, the 102km Waikato Expressway would stretch from the top of the Bombay Hills to south of Cambridge, connecting Auckland to the agricultural and business centres of Waikato and Bay of Plenty.
NZPA
Tue, 29 Mar 2011
Tue, 29 Mar 2011
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$150m roading contract signed
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