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Nick Leggett: Govt needs to learn from success of fast Coromandel SH25A opening

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 19 Feb 2024, 8:51am
The SH25A Kopu-to-Hikuai road was washed out near its summit during heavy rain on the Coromandel Peninsula at the end of January. Photo / Philip Hart
The SH25A Kopu-to-Hikuai road was washed out near its summit during heavy rain on the Coromandel Peninsula at the end of January. Photo / Philip Hart

Nick Leggett: Govt needs to learn from success of fast Coromandel SH25A opening

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 19 Feb 2024, 8:51am

Fast tracking the opening of State Highway 25A proved to be a boost to the Coromandel's local economy.

The road, which was closed due to storm damage last year, was opened three months early.

It's said to have increased the region's GDP by 85-million dollars.

Infrastructure New Zealand Chief Executive Nick Leggett told Mike Hosking that there needs to be a lesson here for the Government.

He says if we are going to get the value the Government needs, we need to do this more often.

 

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