Motorway spending has exceeded $10M
Parliamentary reporter Particulars of more than ; $ IOM spent on the two: I Christchurch motorways . since 1965 have been given by the Minister of Works I and Development (Mr W. L. Young) in answer to a ques-j tion by Mrs Tirikatene-j j Sullivan (Lab., Southern Maori). Mr Young said that the! northern motorway between Pinehaven and Belfast was i opened to traffic in De- ■ 1 ■ cember. 1973, and outlined'l . the expenditure as follows:! 1 Before March, 1965, 3867,000; i i 1965-66, 3624,000; 1966-67, 1 .3883,000; 1967-68, $709,000; 1 1968-69. $520,000; 1969-70, ) 1 total, $5,241,000. 1 $544,000; 1970-73, $582,000; ' 1971-72, $189,000; 1972-73, 1 ; $184,000; 1973-74, $102,000; 1 '• total, $5,204,000. The Christchurch southern < motorway was begun in I 1971. Completion is planned t • for early 1980 at a total esti- 1 mated cost of $7.9M. The l work will extend from the Curletts Road intersection j i with State Highway 1 to Lin- 1 • coin Road on State Highway i 175. t • Expenditure has been as t ! follows: Before March, 1971. ‘$308,000; 1971-72, $472,000;:
1972,73, $682,000; 1973-74, $786,000; 1974-75, $856,000; 1975-76, $810,000; 1976-77. $595,000; 1977-78, $732,000;'
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