A total of 321 crashes have occurred on the Napier-Taupō Road since 2016, the National Party says. National Party transport spokesperson Chris Bishop announced National’s commitment alongside Tukituki MP Lawrence Yule and National’s Napier candidate, Katie Nimon, on Monday morning. “The road was recently described as ‘so patched up it looks like a patchwork quilt’ by the Road Transport Forum and there is huge public support for an upgrade ,” Bishop said. John Cowpland/Stuff Eight deaths have been recorded on the Napier-Taupō Road in the past year. John Cowpland/Stuff There have been 321 crashes on the Napier-Taupō Road since the beginning of 2016.

Source: Stuff August 23, 2020 23:26 UTC