• Rangiriri - 4.8km section is under construction, opens late 2016.
• Ohinewai - 7km section completed.
• Huntly - 15.2km section is in investigation and preliminary design stage, target opening 2019.
• Ngaruawahia - 12.3km section completed, opened in December 2013.
• Te Rapa - 8km section completed, opened in December 2012.
• Hamilton - 21.8km section is in investigation and preliminary design stage, target opening 2019.
• Tamahere interchange - 2.4km section completed.
• Cambridge - 16km section is under construction, opens late 2016.
On the Northwestern Motorway before the Pt Chevalier off-ramp going west, they seem to be taking filling out from behind the retaining walls. Is this to widen the motorway?
Max Purdy, Auckland.
The Transport Agency says the work before the Great North Rd interchange is to widen the Northwestern Motorway by one lane in each direction. This will ensure the motorway can accommodate the additional traffic once the Waterview Connection project is finished. For example, the Transport Agency says drivers heading from the central city to the airport will find it more efficient to take the Northwestern Motorway to the Great North Rd interchange where there will be a ramp that takes them to the Southwestern Motorway and on to the airport via the Waterview tunnels.
With reference to the item about obscuring of number plates, what is the position with cars towing horse floats, caravans, etc, as the car number plate is totally obscured? Paul Cook, Howick.
Horse floats, caravans and trailers have a separate number plate, which must be visible. They must also have a current warrant of fitness.
