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336 Whangārei landowners inside proposed four-lane SH1 corridor 14 Feb, 2021 10:00 PM 4 minutes to read Otaika Rd heading in and out of Whangārei could look very different come December 2028 when the four-lane highway was to be completed. Photo / File Up to 336 landowners could be impacted by the impending $692 million four-lane highway into Whangārei from the State Highway 1 roundabout near Ruakākā. Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency revealed that 336 landowners along the highway s potential route, dubbed an emerging preferred corridor, had been sent letters by the agency, detailing how their property was inside the corridor. The number was released to the Northern Advocate after an Official Information Act request. Also requested was the total number of properties which would be directly and indirectly impacted, but this was refused given the total number could not be determined until the highway s route was confirmed. ....
Uncertainty abounds in Whangārei after Waka Kotahi releases plan for four-lane highway to Marsden Pt 1 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM 5 minutes to read Dirk Boesser, 58, can t sleep at night because his house may have to be sacrificed in order to build a four-lane highway into Whangārei. Photo / Tania Whyte Otaika residents and business owners face an anxious wait after Waka Kotahi released a possible route for a four-lane highway into Whangārei, which could see dozens of people lose their homes or business properties. The national transport agency has identified an emerging preferred corridor where the almost $700 million highway could be built. ....