PHOTO: CHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFFAn aerial view looking south of Te Awamutu towards Kihikihi, at a new residential housing development.
A building boom at the southern end of the Waikato Expressway is expected to shift into high gear when the final sections of highway slot into place, building industry leaders believe.
Satellite towns such as Morrinsville, Te Awamutu, Cambridge and others further south are set to be the big winners, Certified Builders Waikato Regional Spokesperson Mike Hayward said.
Residential development in Waipā is already in growth mode. The district’s council reported issuing 353 building consents, worth $97m, for the final quarter of 2019.
It included 128 new residential homes. Overall there were 35 more building consents compared to the same period the previous year.
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