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Government infrastructure package will boost roads sector

Roading New Zealand Chief Executive Chris Olsen has welcomed the $142 million package of roading projects announced today by the Minister of Transport, Hon Steven Joyce.

Mr Olsen estimates the package will save up to 400 jobs over the next three years. Many contracting companies have been reducing staff numbers during the past few months due to diminishing workloads. It will also provide additional work for companies supplying goods and services to contractors.

Contract out rail maintenance work...

Roading New Zealand’s Chief Executive, Chris Olsen is calling on ONTRACK to contract out its rail maintenance work, He says it's clear from the Auditor General’s Report released today that ONTRACK is not managing the maintenance of it network adequately. more ( Link to full version at Media Releases [archive] )

Roading Budget Barely Meets Maintenance Costs

Roading New Zealand welcomes today's announcement by Land Transport New Zealand of $2.7 billion in funding for the 2008/09 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) - an 11% increase on the previous year.

But Roading New Zealand chief executive Chris Olsen warns that the budget for maintenance of local roads and state highways is barely sufficient to preserve the existing condition of the country’s roading network.

Canterbury transport package welcome

Roading New Zealand welcomes today’s announcement of a $244 million transport package from central government to cover the Canterbury region's transport needs over the next ten years.

“Not only will this enable projects to be delivered in the next 10 years rather than the next 20 to 25 years” Roading New Zealand's Chief Executive, Chris Olsen said “it will be a shot in the arm for local contractors who have recently had to lay staff off”.