Questions are being asked about whether 30 hectares of native forest really needs to be felled to make way for a long-awaited bypass in northern Taranaki.
Details of another route for the State Highway 3 Mt Messenger Bypass have emerged that suggest had it been chosen, it would have met the budget and saved the forest.
Construction on the bypass is due to begin in September.
Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.
