Work commencing on New Zealand expressway project

Construction work is commencing on the Hamilton section of New Zealand’s Waikato Expressway. The work is valued at US$$653.7 million (NZ$973 million). The stretch forms part of the 102km Waikato Expressway project. Construction work for the project will include building new pedestrian and cycling links, as well as five interchanges and 17 bridges. The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2020. The Cambridge section of the expressway was opened to traffic recently, in December 2015.
March 15, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Construction work is commencing on the Hamilton section of New Zealand’s Waikato Expressway. The work is valued at US$$653.7 million (NZ$973 million). The stretch forms part of the 102km Waikato Expressway project. Construction work for the project will include building new pedestrian and cycling links, as well as five interchanges and 17 bridges. The entire project is scheduled for completion in 2020. The Cambridge section of the expressway was opened to traffic recently, in December 2015.
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