The Puhoi to Warkworth motorway was planned to be finished in 2022, but successive Covid-19 lockdowns caused significant delays. Auckland’s highly anticipated $1 billion Puhoi to Warkworth motorway is set to open within weeks, but Waka Kotahi insists it still doesn’t have a date.
Communities along the stretch of motorway in north Rodney have been abuzz with talk that the motorway will open on the weekend of 16-18 June. A user of a popular local social media page declared they had heard from their “aunty’s neighbour, who is an engineer on the project” that an opening ceremony had been pencilled in.
“Waka Kotahi does not have a confirmed opening date yet. We still believe NX2 will be in a position to open the road before the end of June,” the spokesperson said. They said “finishing works” and “safety and quality tasks” still had to be done before the motorway could be opened. Auckland Transport, meanwhile, also claims to be in the dark on the official opening date.
The cost of the motorway has increased from $780 million to $1.05 billion.
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