Transport Minister
Paul Swain will turn the first sod on the Central Motorway
Junction (Spaghetti Junction) project in Auckland this
afternoon at 3.40pm.
Also in attendance will be Associate
Minister of Transport and MP for Auckland Central Judith
Tizard, Auckland Mayor John Banks, Alan Bickers from the
Transit NZ Authority and representatives of the Auckland
City Council, Infrastructure Auckland and the Freeflow
Project Alliance.
The Central Motorway Junction Project
aims to improve the overall efficiency and safety of the
junction, which is the busiest in New Zealand, with some
200,000 vehicles passing through each day.
Once the
project is completed it will provide a more efficient route
to the Port of Auckland, additional connections from the
Northern motorway to the port and connections from the
Northern to the Northwestern motorway.
The long-awaited
project will have a major impact on Auckland's traffic
problem.
The sod-turning will take place at Glenside
Crescent off Symonds St. Mr Swain will be available to talk
to media at the event.
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