24298 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport

Written Question

Published date: 15 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	24298 (2026)
Question asked:	01 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Tangi Utikere
Portfolio:	Minister of Transport
Minister replying:	Hon Chris Bishop
Answer received:	09 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_24298_2026
Document guid:	a1a5af04-1f91-4f32-95af-5452bbcfe471

24298 (2026). Tangi Utikere to the Minister of Transport: Which specific State Highway resilience projects, if any, will be funded from the $400.0 million capital tagged contingency for the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport: Resilience initiative in Budget 2026, and what is the forecast cost and timeline of each named project?

Hon Chris Bishop: Funding has been allocated to the projects as follows: SH2 Waioweka Gorge - $75M SH3 Awakino Gorge - $50M SH26 Kirikiri Stream bridge replacement - $65M SH25 corridor targeted resilience - $20M SH60 Takaka Hill – $20M SH6 Cromwell to Frankton - $30M SH6 Frankton to Kingston - $20M SH6 Haast to Hawea - $40M SH94 Milford to Te Anau - $40M The delivery timelines will be confirmed following confirmation of project scopes.