Transport Minister Steven Joyce today turned the first sod on the Christchurch Southern Motorway stage one extension, the first step in a major $730 million upgrade to the highway system leading into and around Christchurch.
Less congestion, shorter travelling times and improved road safety are three of the major benefits Canterbury motorists can expect from the biggest road construction programme in the region’s history.
The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has let the contract for constructing the first stage of the Christchurch Southern Motorway to a consortium led by Fulton Hogan in partnership with the engineering consultancy BECA.
