New highway replacing Manawatu Gorge road is now open
The roads looks near completion at the Woodville end.
Photo:
RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham
The four-lane Te Ahu a Turanga highway is now open to drivers, becoming the new State Highway 3.
The first commuters are now driving over the 11.5 kilometre highway that connects Ashhurst and Woodville.
It replaces the old Manawatu Gorge Rd, which closed in 2017 following slips, and took five years to build.
Joy Kopa from with Positively Woodville, speaks to Kathryn about what the new road will mean for the town.
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