Phil Stevens on Nostr: Bait and switch by Waka Kotahi. The replacement for the defunct Manawatū Gorge route ...
Bait and switch by Waka Kotahi. The replacement for the defunct Manawatū Gorge route was built with public funding, promised from the get-go that it would not be tolled.
Lots of people who live in Tararua District for the cheaper rents commute daily to PN. This hits them where it hurts.
And by WK's own admission, toll avoidance would see around 40% of drivers continue to use Saddle Rd and clog up the residential streets of Ashhurst with dangerous amounts of traffic.
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects/te-ahu-a-turanga/tur-tolling-consultation-brochure.pdf
Lots of people who live in Tararua District for the cheaper rents commute daily to PN. This hits them where it hurts.
And by WK's own admission, toll avoidance would see around 40% of drivers continue to use Saddle Rd and clog up the residential streets of Ashhurst with dangerous amounts of traffic.
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects/te-ahu-a-turanga/tur-tolling-consultation-brochure.pdf