Remutaka Road Action Group

A new modern highway connecting the Wairarapa with Wellington and the World

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Nabeel

To ensure the safety and convenience of all commuters, it is essential to develop an alternative route that prioritizes secure and accessible travel. This initiative aims to minimize traffic risks, reduce congestion, and provide a designated pathway for safe and efficient transportation . . .
Nabeel

Sharnah Workman

As someone who used to travel the hill everyday for work, and continues to travel over it to see my family every week it needs to be better so the Wairarapa isn’t cut off from the Wellington region and we should have to travel an extra 2 hours just to get to the city. . . .
Sharnah Workman

Peter Brookerp

Let’s move into the 21st century and not have to rely on a crappy road that was established in the 1800s by pick & shovels for horses drawing coaches, let’s make the Wairarapa great again or greater cheers . . .
Peter Brookerp

Catherine Hambly

I support this initiative! As a frequent traveller between Wellington and Masterton, I would welcome a safer and better option, which I feel is long overdue. . . .
Catherine Hambly

Dennis Page

It's astounding to read that a small town such as Hope near Nelson can get a bypass registered as a Road of National Significance and yet a vital connector that connects Greater Wellington (comprising some 450,000 people) with another 50,000 people in the Wairarapa can't even register as a road of regional significance let alone a national one. . . .
Dennis Page
Process Development Chemist

Cameron McKenna

I support a new route, current route is dangerous, slow and expensive to maintain. . . .
Cameron McKenna

Kohei Koyama

SH2 is the bloodstream of the NZ economy, which needs more reliability and safety. Protecting the logistics line for Wellington, the capital of NZ, is not only a matter of rural area but also of national security. . . .
Kohei Koyama
Director, Urlar Vineyard

Worick Tai

I would prefer a 4 lane tunnel thru the Remutakas linked to a 4 lane highway thru to Napier with connections to the new Manawatu highway under construction at the moment. But it f that option is too expensive then a new road over the hill would be good too. . . .
Worick Tai
Truck Driver

Tony Richardson

The previous National Government, after the GFC, made this road a road of national significance. It was improved somewhat as a result but since then the status and priority has been lost. One suspects money has gone into unneeded and unwanted pedestrian crossing humps, wire barriers and cycleways instead. . . .
Tony Richardson

Richard Eyles

this road is a vital transport link between wellington and the Wairarapa . . .
Richard Eyles
Director, North City Automotive

Lucy Bell

Remutaka Hill Road - Alternate new road or major upgrade is a must. Constant delays travelling over the Remutaka Hill Road are frustrating . . .
Lucy Bell

Matt van der Gulik

This road should have been replaced years ago. I fully support a new road being built and tolled, as a small price to pay to drive a safer road. . . .
Matt van der Gulik

Sue Kingi

My parents live on the other side of the hill. My father is now in a resthome. Sometime I may need to rush over the hill and if hill is closed I am not going to be able to get over. . . .
Sue Kingi

Gareth Hudson

The lack of resilience in this single road is the biggest issue for me when it closes there is no alternative viable route that doesn’t add three hours to the trip. . . .
Gareth Hudson

Tracey Wellington

A new road is definitely required for faster and safer driving to the Wairarapa asap . . .
Tracey Wellington
Sales Rep

Jayne Parris

As a main highway and the only route on the Eastern side of the island from Wairarapa to the Hutt Valley and Wellington, the Remutaka Hill is clearly inadequate to carry the volume of traffic currently using this road. . . .
Jayne Parris

Steve Heathcote

I drive over this hill most days and any delay affects my time and delivery schedule. Thereby affecting the supply chain further down. A better / alternative route will not only provide resilience, but will allow for further development of the Wairarapa. . . .
Steve Heathcote

Matt Huddleston

The existing road has always had challenges and a more strategic long term option needs to bed considered for the east coast of the lower north island. . . .
Huddleston

Carew Paki

I frequent this road. With the amount of closures it makes planning difficult when weather/accidents happen unexpectedly. . . .
Carew Paki
Sales Manager

Freda Edie

The Chinese could build a road through here in a month. Why can't we? . . .
Freda Edie
Registered Nurse

Devin Glover

Make the wairarapa more accessible! . . .
Devin Glover
Owner, Fitness Portal

Bryce McClure

There needs to be an alternative and if need be tolled road alternate route . . .
Bryce McClure
Central Regional Manager, Master Electricians

Brian Blackwood

More and more families are moving out to the Wairarapa for a more affordable life style. After decades of very little improvement they are still at the mercy of a "3rd world " single lane road. . . .
Brian Blackwood

Richard Arkinstall

We need a safe accessible road. When two trucks meet each other it is simply dangerous. . . .
Richard Arkinstall

Andrew Ryan

Absolutely needed. It's a dangerous route with multiple fatalities and constant closures. . . .
Andrew Ryan

Jazz Gray

Definately need a new route to Wellington/Wairarapa! Especially for Natural Disasters, emergencies, etc. . . .
Jazz Gray
Registered Nurse, Wairarapa DHB

Dianne Raynes

We are very regular users of this road. We see people take terrible risks when passing slower vehicles, and it's scary driving over in the winter with low visibility. . . .
Dianne Raynes
Executive Assistant

Gordon Beckett

A new and more sustainable route is long overdue to future proof the corridor to and from the Wairarapa . . .
Gordon Beckett

Sharyn King

I have been travelling between Wairarapa and Wellington for work for more than 30 years, a permanent solution to significantly improved or sensible alternate route needs to be actioned with priority. . . .
Sharyn King

Maxine Hemi

As an ex commuter, late trains, buses was stressful and impacted on my personal health. . . .
Maxine Hemi

Angeline Knapp

This vital route is a lifeline for our region, facilitating the movement of people, goods, and services. Yet, its current state—marked by safety risks, weather closures, and capacity constraints—it's a daily concern. . . .
Angeline Knapp

Christine Prince

We live on SH2 at The Marua. It seems almost daily that emergency vehicles with sirens rush past our place to incidents on the Remutaka hill. The cost must be massive. . . .
Christine Prince

Cheryl Gundersen

We badly need an alternative road as when it closes it puts another 3-4 hours on the trip. It badly needs updating as it’s really the only route from the Wairarapa to Wellington . . .
Cheryl Gundersen

Emma Lyons

We need better public transport (reliable trains) or another alternative way to wellington, being stuck on this side of the hill is not ideal, especially in Featherston . . .
Emma Lyons
Studen

Francey

The old road could be used for professional motorsport events like they do overseas. Being the windy road it is, it would attract top drivers from all over the world. It would set Featherston on the map worldwide on the motorsport scene . . .
Francey
Self Employed

AJ Erasmus

I travel over the Remutaka Hill frequently for work. Being shut off from Wellington would be a disaster . . .
AJ Erasmus
Self Employed Accountant

Leigh Catley

Ask Kapiti how they feel about Transmission Gully. Or Woodville and Hawke's Bay about the Manawatu Gorge. Remutaka Hill could be, and likely will be, significantly blocked at any time, for a long time. We really have no choice but to plan for that. . . .
Leigh Catley

Mike & Dayle Hurrell

Being residents for the past 30 years, we understand the need for a modern highway through the Remutaka Hill. This has been proposed many time over the years to no avail. This certainly would be a game changer for the Wairarapa. . . .
Mike & Dayle Hurrell

Christine Barnes

The Remutaka Road needs to be included in the Government’s list of Roads of National Significance. It's state highway two which makes it a national disgrace definitely puts us in the 3rd world status. . . .
Christine Barnes

Chris Gollins

We must have the certainty of guaranteed connection for the Wairarapa to prosper. The current route’s record of closures and its vulnerability to natural events is farcical. . . .
Chris Gollins
Principal Gollins Commercial

Theodore Taptiklis

An easy road through the Remutakas increases the attractiveness of SH2 as a main road north with consequential benefits to communities all along the route. The opportunity with our present roading-oriented government should be seized now. . . .
Theodore Taptiklis

Tracey Hammond

I did try using the trains but found them to be too unreliable. The hill is dangerous and we hear the ambulances attending to crashes frequently. Drivers are not confident driving over the hill which likely contributes to the accidents. . . .
Tracey Hammond
Social Worker

Vivian Stokes

The hill is unsafe and hard on cars,is about time the Wairarapa is shown some love after being forgot about,not much infrastructure has changed in years. This would open up for better travel into the Wairarapa. . . .
Vivian Stokes
Plumber

Andre Dumas

This is a major route for heavy vehicles, with traffic and incidents on the rise. How many lives must be lost before the government takes action to ensure safe travel? . . .
Andre Dumas
Project Manager

Kate

This road is dangerous and is not sustainable, so absolutely a new, safe road is needed. . . .
Kate

Faran Ahmad Khan

I would be delighted to support such an initiative. The current road situation, as described by the Remutaka Road Action Group, necessitates an alternative route for improved conditions. . . .
Faran Ahmad Khan

Chris Davies

I support this. As a truck driver, knowing the cost and the wear and tear generated by the old road, i support a new alternative even if it costs road users . . .
Chris Davies
Self Employed Truck Driver

Alan Stewart

It's crazy to think people have put up with this road for so long. If you ask me its a ticking time bomb. The billion dollar price tag sounds like a massive figure but what about the forecasted and to date costs of keeping the road going with all the slips that happen and will continue to happen. . . .
Connor Casbolt
Builder, Supreme Building Services

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