Expressway race

The race to finish the Peka Peka to Otaki expressway for holiday traffic is down to the wire, with contractors still having to lay about 8500 tonnes of asphalt. The opening of the four-lane road north of Wellington has already been pushed back twice and Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is now working to an “extremely tight” programme to avoid a third delay. Waka Kotahi said it might be possible to leave completing some of the asphalt until after the opening.