Too long for gorge alternatives

Tararua District Mayor Tracey Collis tells Kathryn Ryan six or seven years to improve a major road link through her district is way too long and will further harm businesses there. NZTA has unveiled four preferred options to replace the route through the Manawatu Gorge, one of the North Island's key routes linking the east and the west coasts. Mayor of Palmerston North Grant Smith favours the southern most route.