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24 March 2020
David
[FYI request #12334 email]
REF: OIA-6472
Dear David
Extension of time to respond to request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 29 February 2020 requesting the following information under the Official Information
Act 1982 (the Act):
… the construction cost (prior to the opening of the road) and the maintenance and operation (to
date, by year, since the opening of the road) for the following roads:
East Taupo Arterial Corridor
Hawke's Bay Expressway
Kapiti Expressway
Northern Gateway
Ruby Bay Bypass
Takitimu Drive
Tauranga Eastern Link
Waikato Expressway
Wellington Inner City Bypass
Could you please separate out the maintenance and operation cost (rather than combine them).
Excluding the above roads, could you please let me know what other new state highways have
been constructed since 2008?
This letter is to advise you that Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days
available to respond to your request, as allowed for under section 15A of the Act. We require an
additional 5 working days to respond to your request. We will send you a response on or before 3 April
2020. The deadline is being extended because of the consultations necessary to make a decision on
your request.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the extension.
More information about the Ombudsman is available online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss the extension with the Transport Agency, please email
[email address].
Yours sincerely
Leisa Coley
Manager Ministerial Services