Impressive new motorway project opens at last

The Ōkahu & Pūhoi viadusts are both more then 300m long, with 104 sections of steel girders on both viaducts – each girder weighs around 50 tonnes.

The journey from concept to completion was long and arduous for the Ara Tuhono – Puhoi to Warkworth motorway, but that was put to one side when the $877 million road was officially opened by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins on Friday, June 16.

Waka Kotahi/NZ Transport Agency is promising that the new 18.5km motorway will deliver improved safety, reliability and resilience for motorists, tourism and freight. It is also expected to cut five ...

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