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What intersection improvements at Lower Queen Street are being prioritised as part of the Hope Bypass in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline, and at what cost?

Answered Question 31434 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • What intersection improvements at Lower Queen Street are being prioritised as part of the Hope Bypass in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline, and at what cost?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Stage 1 of the Hope Bypass includes widening Lower Queen Street and Gladstone Road to provide an additional right-turn lane and signalising the Lower Queen Street/Stratford Street intersection