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Manawatū Gorge $620 million highway repair job gets underway

December 11, 2020

The crucial link between Woodville and Ashhurst will be constructed over the next four years.

Work on a replacement to the Manawatū Gorge begins today, three years after multiple slips forced the State Highway to close.

An 11-kilometre stretch of highway is projected to cost $620 million, taking funds from Auckland's City Rail Link to help front the cost.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to attend the celebrations today, with the rebuild estimated to be finished in 2024.

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