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Funding to allow an earlier than scheduled start on replacing the Waiohine Bridge near Greytown is a victory for commonsense, says Wairarapa MP,
Georgina Beyer.
The Transfund board last week approved $4.12m for the project, which was not initially going to be funded to start until next financial year.
Ms Beyer said when that scheduled date was announced in July, she commented that the project deserved to be brought forward.
"Further investigations have shown that some of the risks associated with the bridge, including its narrowness and vulnerability to flooding, require that its replacement get extra and earlier funding."
The initial budget for replacing the bridge was $2.4m but the new figure is $4.42m, with Wairarapa local authorities and the Greater Wellington Regional Council providing $300,000 to improve waterway capacity under the bridge.
"I am also pleased to see that the replacement project will now look at the currently inadequate provision for cyclists on the bridge," said Ms Beyer.
"My thanks to the work put into this project by the Hill Road Committee and all those who have lobbied for many years to have the existing bridge replaced."
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