When oh When....?

Dear Editor,
Another crash on the Kaimais. From the top of SH29 there are too many intersections along this route that are dangerous and in desperate need of upgrading so people can access and exit this highway safely. For locals it can be frightening as heavy truck movements are increasing on this heavy truck route.

Soldiers road crash is the latest tragedy.  The intersection used to sit 7th on the priority list for improvement, but the Regional Transport committee dropped it to 40???, and decided on doing safety works, there still is   no safe left hand turn or Right-hand turn, and there is poor camber on the road before the bridge. Impatiently we wait for the Govt to say if and when it will provide funding for safety work so the NZTA and the community can work together to provide safer intersections along SH29. Widening the road will take longer but it is awful that Wellington politicians throw money around but won’t fund intersection safety work on this highway. How many accidents and deaths have to occur before Wellington decides to fund NZTA, so we can work together to provide safer intersections in this sub region.
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Margaret Murray-Benge