National promises $1.5b four-lane motorway between Christchurch and Ashburton
National is promising a $1.5 billion upgrade to the road between Christchurch and Ashburton if elected.
The proposal would upgrade about 60 kilometres of State Highway 1 to have two lanes in each direction with a barrier in the middle, new bridges over the Rakaia, Selwyn and Ashburton rivers, and improve intersections and create safe roadsides clear of obstacles.
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