Transmission Gully motorway

Stuff journalists ran a time trial find out which is faster: Transmission Gully, the old coastal route, or the train from Paraparaumu.

While Ben was crowned, I was still on the train somewhere between Ngāūranga and Wellington. I got off the train at 8:17am, and enjoyed a leisurely stroll through town. I still would pick the train any day. It was a clear morning, and the carriage only a quarter full. My train was pulling into Porirua, the rising sun casting a glow through the fog as the train glided along the track. Ben was declared the winner. “So TG cut a little over 10 minutes off that time, and also makes the old route much quicker.” @nzstuffIt’s 7.24am in #Paraparaumu, and three reporters and two photographers stand in the pre-dawn darkness of the Coastlands carpark. Ignoring judgemental looks from fellow commuters, I snapped pictures, filmed out the train window, completed The Dominion Post WordFit, and nailed the Wordle in three guesses. One’s munching a breakfast McMuffin, and all five have their eyes on the prize. “There was not any more traffic than you would expect,” Ben told the office team. One’s munching a breakfast McMuffin, and all five have their eyes on the prize.

Motorists have been left with cracked and chipped windscreens after driving on Transmission Gully less than 24 hours after the motorway opened. Chris Calvi.

We understand why people are excited – Transmission Gully is fantastic, but it will be here for the next 100 years so there is plenty of time to enjoy it." "Police want to remind people that this is a motorway and you cannot stop. They also urged people to be careful despite the excitement of the new road. Yesterday, police said their radio network had two blackspots over a combined 1.2km of the new road. "Let's take care out there and not all rush out at once. A bit disappointing given that as a regular traveller between Wellington and Waikanae beach I had been looking forward to this new motorway for several years." Guests at the ceremony and media got a sneak peek of the road yesterday and were allowed to drive on the four-lane motorway. "We don't advertise a specific opening time for moving traffic on to any large new road, in order to avoid congestion and the potential for crashes with people queuing up to be first on the new road. We appreciate this is a new stretch of road and people will want to look around but we urge drivers to remain focused and drive distraction free to ensure the safety of all road users." He said he was looking forward to trying the new road in the coming weekend and hopefully getting into the Hutt a little bit faster. A police spokesperson confirmed to the Herald that the new safety feature of the road is "very effective". Police confirmed to the Herald that "a small number" of tickets have been issued since the road opened just before 3am this morning.

The incident was due to "driver error" and the vehicle has since been removed.

The 27km-long road, which connects the capital to the Kāpiti Coast and its link roads, were blessed on Wednesday in an official opening ceremony ahead of its opening to the public. The capital’s four-lane motorway officially opened to the public on Thursday morning roughly two years late and after being plagued by a number of setbacks. A police officer was in need of assistance on Thursday morning after their patrol car became stuck in a gravel pit off Wellington’s newly-opened Transmission Gully.

It was a foggy morning in the capital as commuters made their way across Transmission Gully – more than 100 years after the road was first proposed. Drivers in ...

- Transmission Gully opens to traffic after the road ... - Transmission Gully opens to traffic after the road ... - Transmission Gully opens to traffic after the road ... Ardern said it was no secret that a road connecting Wellington to the lower North Island through Transmission Gully has been talked about for many decades. It was a foggy morning in the capital as commuters made their way across Transmission Gully – more than 100 years after the road was first proposed. Flyover footage shows the first cars to drive across Transmission Gully this morning, as the $1.25 billion motorway officially opened to traffic today.

The arrestor bed is designed to stop runaway vehicles and is made of deep loose gravel. A police spokesperson confirmed to the Herald that the new safety ...

"Police want to remind people that this is a motorway and you cannot stop. They also urged people to be careful despite the excitement of the new road. Police car stuck in gravel on Transmission Gully shoulder, number of vehicles already ticketed

Motorists have been left with cracked and chipped windscreens after driving on Transmission Gully less than 24 hours after the motorway opened.

We understand why people are excited – Transmission Gully is fantastic, but it will be here for the next 100 years so there is plenty of time to enjoy it." They also urged people to be careful despite the excitement of the new road. "Police want to remind people that this is a motorway and you cannot stop. Yesterday, police said their radio network had two blackspots over a combined 1.2km of the new road. "Let's take care out there and not all rush out at once. A bit disappointing given that as a regular traveller between Wellington and Waikanae beach I had been looking forward to this new motorway for several years." Guests at the ceremony and media got a sneak peek of the road yesterday and were allowed to drive on the four-lane motorway. "We don't advertise a specific opening time for moving traffic on to any large new road, in order to avoid congestion and the potential for crashes with people queuing up to be first on the new road. We appreciate this is a new stretch of road and people will want to look around but we urge drivers to remain focused and drive distraction-free to ensure the safety of all road users." He said he was looking forward to trying the new road in the coming weekend and hopefully getting into the Hutt a little bit faster. A police spokesperson confirmed to the Herald that the new safety feature of the road is "very effective". Police confirmed to the Herald that "a small number" of tickets have been issued since the road opened just before 3am this morning.