"We want the expressway now." That is the message National MP for Ōtaki Nathan Guy, National's transport spokesperson Chris Bishop (Hutt Valley) and National's candidate for the Ōtaki electorate for the next general elections Tim Costley are sending out.
They pounded the pavements in Levin on Monday morning with a petition, collecting signatures of those in favour of a four-lane expressway to be build without delay.
Bishop also got the chance to have his say on national tv as a TV1 News crew was out and about in Levin at the same time. Build our Road campaign spokesperson Antony Young was also able to express his views.
"This is a critical project for the entire lower North Island, but particularly for Horowhenua," said Bishop. "Growing nations and regions need good roads and if you do it, let us do it properly."
National candidate for the Ōtaki Electorate for the next general election Tim Costley promised to take copies of the petition to accessible places, such as local businesses in both Ōtaki and Levin.