The route for a new stretch of motorway north of Auckland will bypass Warkworth, Wellsford and Te Hana, as well as the crash-plagued Dome Valley.
The Government released an indicative route for the Warkworth-Wellsford motorway yesterday showing it will pass to the west of Warkworth, possibly bore through a tunnel west of Dome Valley, cross the existing State Highway 1 just south of Wellsford, then pass east of Wellsford and Te Hana before rejoining SH1 north of Mangawhai Rd.
Interchanges will connect to the motorway at Warkworth, Wayby Valley Rd for Wellsford, and Mangawhai Rd for Te Hana.
The route will be refined in coming months with a series of public meetings from February 18.
Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the motorway would reduce travel times between Warkworth and Te Hana.