With the road toll not declining, it seems ludicrous that the Government is spending billions of dollars building roads of significance just so vehicles can go even faster and they can keep more trucks on the highways.
The Minister of Transport proudly stated that the new Tauranga Eastern Link road will shave - wait for it - a mere 24 minutes on each return trip at a cost of millions with tolls for the next 35 years.
Are we so much in a hurry these days that we have to live our lives in minutes?
A decently paved highway with corners shaved is all we require, not speedways - plus a decent rail service! Would solve a lot of traffic problems.
It is promising that powers that be are beginning to at least consider opening Northport to the importation of cars instead of tying up precious land on waterfront in Auckland, but are quibbling over the few million cost.
