Have your say on PenlinkBy: Janet Fitzgerald We’re starting to feel the temperature drop and the leaves falling from the trees as autumn settles in. We’re also now halfway through the three-year Local Board term. As I reflect on my last year and a half, it has certainly been marked by significant advocacy and the highs and lows of Penlink.
The Penlink journey has been a long one – I’ve been campaigning for it for just over 30 years.
Getting big projects like Penlink achieved takes time, commitment, and a whole heap of passion. It’s one thing to have a ‘can-do’ attitude, but to achieve real results, it means tirelessly advocating at every opportunity. It means utilising the correct processes within the system to get buy-in from the right people. Things don’t just happen; you have to drive the change you want to see.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:03 am
The diggers are out and shovels in the ground with
construction work starting on improvements to Auckland’s
Southern Motorway between Papakura and Drury which will see
extra lanes added as well as a path for people on bikes and
on foot.
Transport Minister Michael Wood led the
official start of construction this morning, on the SH1
Papakura to Drury South project. It’s part of the New
Zealand Upgrade Programme (NZUP) which is investing more
than $6.8 billion in road, public transport and walking and
cycling infrastructure to get our cities moving, save lives
and future-proof the economy.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 10:37 am
Transport Minister Michael Wood today marked the start of
construction on the New Zealand Upgrade Programme’s
Papakura to Drury South project on Auckland’s Southern
Motorway, which will create hundreds of jobs and support
Auckland’s economic recovery.
The SH1 Papakura to
Drury South project will give more transport choices by
providing a third lane in each direction, a shared path
alongside the western side which will link in with the
city-wide network, wide shoulders for future bus services
and improved local road connections across the
motorway.
Michael Wood said the NZ Upgrade Programme
(NZUP) is part of the Government’s plan to create jobs and