The Government is to repair or renew nearly 400km of state highway in Otago and Southland this summer. Of the 1200km to be repaired, 276.3km of state highway would be done in Otago - the second highest amount in the country behind Waikato, which will have 430.7km repaired. A NZ Transport Agency spokesman said the repairs would cover most of the state highway network in Otago and Southland, "with different lengths - some short, some longer - in many different places". Mr Twyford said road maintenance expenditure had "flat-lined" over the past nine years, while the cost of labour and materials had grown by 12% and traffic by 15%. "Last year, NZTA delivered its biggest recorded programme of road maintenance and is on track to deliver 60% more renewals compared to under the previous government - that's around 350km more a year.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 01, 2019 15:33 UTC