Andy Russell counts himself lucky he escaped a state highway pothole with only a busted tyre. The country’s ageing network has become increasingly pockmarked and a particularly wet winter has seen Waka Kotahi launch their largest maintenance programme ever. “There will be some situations where Waka Kotahi or its contractor takes responsibility and compensates the person concerned. They said they expect contractors to complete routine inspections of the state highway network at intervals. This is supported by operational performance measures audits which is a comprehensive audit undertaken on randomly selected sections of the state highway network on a monthly basis.

Source: Daily Nation January 14, 2023 04:54 UTC