Penlink progress raises key questions

Construction of the O Mahurangi Penlink road and bridge, which began in January, is on target, with work in Whangaparaoa, mostly within Cedar Reserve (opposite New World Whangaparaoa) ramping up next month. It includes building a stormwater culvert under Whangaparāoa Road, but no road closure will be needed. Major works on this part of Whangaparāoa Road, including the new intersection, are not projected to begin until 2025. Questions raised with Hibiscus Matters when our journalist attended the recent update session in Manly were about whether the route would be changed to four lanes, and not ...