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Businesses and regular motorists on Goatley Road in Warkworth were puzzled by a recent resealing project that extended the length of the 2.2km road, but stopped 100-metres short of the State Highway 1 intersection.
The $520,000 project included metalling work, stabilising, chip sealing, widening, drainage culvert upgrades/improvements, safety improvements, slip repairs and more work to achieve road width where possible.
An Auckland Transport (AT) spokesperson said that traffic management planning between AT and Waka Kotahi (which manages the highway), which took “a bit longer for approval”, was responsible for the missing seal.
“The first 100 metres and driveways are programmed to be sealed by the end of next week, but this is weather dependent.” Rodney Marine owner Murray Rowe described the procedure as a “mind-boggling” waste of money.
“You’d never run your business this way,” he commented.
