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Transmission Gully’s long and winding road

Shane Jones questions whether previous National-led government had ‘ideological blindness’ on the project.

Brent Edwards Mon, 07 Sep 2020

Almost 30 years ago then National MP Roger Sowry was confident work could begin on Transmission Gully – the new four-lane motorway north of Wellington – within 18 months.

In July 1991 Sowry told The Evening Post toll gates could be used on the road and private finance would pay for it to be

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Brent Edwards Mon, 07 Sep 2020
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