The New Zealand Transport Agency has released a computer-generated look at the indicative route for the new State Highway 3 replacement for the Manawatu Gorge, and Dannevirke residents will be able to get their first look at Tuesday's roadshow.
While a final design hasn't been confirmed, project manager Lonnie Dalzell
said the indicative route had the new road run from near the western entry of the closed State Highway 3 gorge route, across the Ruahine Ranges north of the gorge, and reconnect to State Highway 3 at Woodville.
"It provides a visualisation which gives people an idea where the road will go over the Ruahine Ranges and a feel for what it might look like," he said.
The route would use the existing bridge across the Manawatu River east of Ashhurst, before curving north and across the river via a newly built bridge and curving back to the east.
"Great progress is being made on the new road, as well as this sneak peek, the project team has recently completed geotechnical investigations along the proposed corridor of the replacement route," Dalzell said.
