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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Question published: 8 September 2026
Reply due: 16 September 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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Winston Peters

List MP · NZ First · Minister for Rail

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