Two bridges on State Highway 12 at Matakohe are death traps, Northland MP Mike Sabin says, and he is working toward getting their dangerous approaches re-aligned.
Mr Sabin will hold a public meeting at Matakohe to update the public on any progress.
He told the Northern Advocate he did not know where the re-alignment job sat on a list of Northland or national roading priorities and had no confirmation the project was "progressing as such", but he had uncovered some data and was building a case that might meet funding criteria.
His inquiries indicate that 10 people have died in crashes on or approaching the bridges, he said. Asked what period those figures related to, he said they went back to the 1960s and included anecdotal accounts of two deaths in the 1950s.
"I recently presented what amounts to a business case for re-alignment to the Northland Road Transport Committee (RTC) who are responsible for determining priorities for roading projects of this nature and am also working closely with NZTA on the best way forward," Mr Sabin said.