Canterbury's Woodend Bypass and Belfast to Pegasus motorway extension cold cost $5 a day
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Canterbury's new Belfast to Pegasus motorway extension and Woodend bypass could cost some car drivers $5 per day.
Consultation has opened on proposed toll charges for the extension and bypass, which was expected to cost around $1 billion.
The proposal would see two tolling points, each charging $1.25 per passing light vehicle and $2.50 for heavy vehicles.
NZTA said the tolls strike a balance between helping to pay for infrastructure and minimising the impact on local communities.
The
Woodend Bypass would be a 9km extension
to the Christchurch northern corridor, otherwise known as the Belfast to Pegasus Motorway.
NZTA confirmed the route would go from Pine Acres, north of Kaiapoi, to north of Pegasus and Ravenswood.
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