$50m Awakino tunnel bypass days away from opening

Mike Watson05:00, May 25 2021
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The bypass required two new bridges to be built over the Awakino River.
Taranaki’s northern gateway is about to get a little wider, and more welcoming, for visitors.
Since 1924 motorists and truckies have waited in a queue as oncoming traffic inched its way through the one lane Awakino Gorge tunnel on State Highway 3.
In a few days the waiting game will be a thing of the past as the $50.1m Awakino tunnel bypass project is fully opened to all vehicles.
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Two new bridges have been built to bypass the 100-year-old Awakino Gorge tunnel on State Highway 3, north of New Plymouth.

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