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Tuesday 1 February 2011
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Best motorway option through Victory – mayor
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Andrew Board Construction of a new well supported, now is $30 million motorway the time to get on and has backing from the do it. It is one of the city’s mayor to help three most important solve Nelson’s traffic issues facing this city, woes. along with Rugby World This afternoon Nelson Cup and amalgamation, City Council is set to in my opinion.” release the stage three The options remainfindings of its Arterial ing in the study include Traffic Study peak hour into the best clearways on transport conRocks Rd and figuration beWaimea Rd at tween Annesa cost of more brook and the than $20 milQEII/Haven Rd lion; building a roundabouts. four-lane highIt is the third of way on Rocks the four-stage Rd at a cost of report and will Nelson mayor, close to $100 evaluate the Aldo Miccio. million; buildbest of the oping a four-lane tions still on the table. highway on Waimea Despite four options Rd at a cost of around still in play, Aldo Mic- $50 million and the socio says the proposed called Southern Link at Southern Link is shor- a cost of $30 million. ing up as a favourite and The fourth and final that is a move he sup- stage of the report will ports. “I think there is give a recommendation, a mandate there for the at which council will Southern Link because then debate and decide it was an issue I camSEE PAGE 2 paigned on and it was
Back to school week For her 5th birthday last week Katie Goulter, above with dad Tim, got plenty of great presents, but she won’t get the most exciting until this week – her first day at school. Katie will join her older sister Jem-
ma, 7, at Tahunanui School and thousands of other Nelson students this week as they wrap up their summer holiday and head back to the classroom. Primary schools welcome students
back on Thursday, while secondary schools start accepting students for the 2011 year today and Wednesday. Motorists have been urged to take extra care around schools, especially before and after school.