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When is main construction of the SH2 Melling Transport Improvements (Melling Interchange), listed in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline, expected to begin, if a date has been set?

Answered Question 31470 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • When is main construction of the SH2 Melling Transport Improvements (Melling Interchange), listed in the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline, expected to begin, if a date has been set?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

Construction started in September 2025. Interchange and bridge construction will increase from 2026 and conclude in 2031.