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TRANSPORT
Ōtaki to North of Levin (Ō2NL)
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency · Wellington
24 km four-lane highway from Taylors Rd, Ōtaki to north of Levin — the northernmost section of the Wellington Northern Corridor RoNS, bypassing Ōtaki, Manakau and Levin. NZTA-disclosed budget NZ$2.1b (up from ~$810m in 2020). Two alliances building it (south: McConnell Dowell, Downer, Beca, Tonkin+Taylor; north: Aurecon, WSP, Fulton Hogan, HEB). Main works from late 2025; completion targeted end of 2029. Tolling under consultation.
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Breakdown▾
92% · Very likely to proceed
Completion Probability — likelihood this proceeds on roughly its stated timeline.
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Key facts
- Region
- Wellington
- Sector
- Transport
- Status
- Under Construction
- Estimated value
- $2.1b
- Indicative completion
- 2029
- Funding status
- Fully Funded
- Lead organisation
- Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
- Election risk
- Low
Election risk assessment
A National Road of National Significance with construction contracts signed and works underway — funded and largely insulated from the election.
Government priority alignment
HIGH — Core Road of National Significance — a top GPS 2024 land-transport priority.
Chronology
- 2020Project estimated at ~$810m as part of the Wellington Northern Corridor
- 2023Confirmed as a Road of National Significance priority by the incoming government
- 2025NZTA discloses $2.1b budget; construction contracts signed; main works begin Q4
- 2029Completion targeted — 24 km of new four-lane highway