Alice the giant tunnel boring machine obviously had more on her mind than a rabbit hole.
The Waterview Connection’s second three-lane tunnel was finished yesterday, putting the 48km western ring route one huge step closer to completion.
The road is one that the government has deemed of ‘national significance’ and Transport minister Simon Bridges described it as “curicial in dealing to congestion in our largest city.”
“We’ve already seen the first of the Auckland Roads of National Significance completed with the Victoria Park Tunnel, today we’ve hit another milestone, and real progress is being made on the Puhoi to Wellsford section of State Highway 1 as well,” said Mr Bridges.
The Government plans to open the tunnels and the adjacent Great North Road Interchange in early 2017.
“Waterview is more than just a huge infrastructure project. It has earned international acclaim for the skill and innovation contractors have brought to its design and construction,” said Bridges.
Alice characteristically had very little to say, but she is known to be rather boring.
