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What assessment, if any, has been made of the additional heavy vehicle movements on State Highway 1 attributable to road-bridging of Cook Strait rail freight, and what is the estimated additional road maintenance cost?

Answered Question 39677 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

Question

  • What assessment, if any, has been made of the additional heavy vehicle movements on State Highway 1 attributable to road-bridging of Cook Strait rail freight, and what is the estimated additional road maintenance cost?

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Rt Hon Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

Answer

Rail freight is loaded from trains onto trailers at KiwiRail’s CT sites in Wellington and Picton, which are both close to or part of the ferry terminals. This freight does not travel on SH1.