Transmission Gully hits a stumbling block

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PHOTO: ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Ally and Chris Haynes’ North City Tenpin has been in the shadow of Transmission Gully construction for years.

The $850 million Transmission Gully route swoops through hills and valleys, splits off across a sprawling motorway and then runs headfirst into Porirua, and a question mark.

What do we do about the roundabout?

The NZ Transport Agency has revealed it is still figuring out what type of roundabout it needs to drop on a busy Porirua road at the connection to and from the city centre and Transmission Gully.

The Kenepuru interchange on Transmission Gully, with the link road running over SH1, railway lines, to connect to Kenepuru Dr, just south of the Porirua city centre. Southbound traffic on Transmission Gully can exit. North and southbound traffic from Porirua can enter Transmission Gully.

An investigation into the right size roundabout for the road comes as the link from the Kenepuru interchange is now almost touching its Porirua mate, Kenepuru Dr.