Facts copies from their website:
Te Ahu a Turanga at a glance
- The highway is being built by an Alliance of Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Fulton Hogan, HEB Construction, Aurecon, WSP, Rangitāne o Manawatū, Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Tāmaki nui-a-Rua, Te Runanga o Raukawa (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga and Nga Kaitiaki ō Ngāti Kauwhata).
- The project will cost about $620 million and is expected to provide work for up to 350 people at any one time.
- The project is setting new benchmarks for health and safety and iwi partnership, and is one of the Government's largest current transport expenditure commitments.
- The final route was chosen from 18 options.
- Six bridges and structures will be built along the highway, with two of the bridges spanning over 300 metres long.
- About 2 million trees and plants will be planted in the project area.
- About 6m cubic metres of earthworks will be required.
- Cyclists and walkers will be able to safely travel the route on a shared path.
- The project scope is wider than infrastructure, with key result areas focused on broader outcomes such as creating local employment and upskilling communities.
