The ‘shovel ready' Northern Arterial Highway which had been reinstated on the infrastructure urgent list prior to the election has been squelched again.

The project had been on the previous Government's ready-to-go list for second quarter 2018, but is now going to have to wait.

Highways of economic importance don't come any more important than this essential freight hub to the country's most important port.

Road safety isn't entirely the responsibility of drivers. Providing fit-for-purpose roads is increasingly becoming a problem.

This administration can't even keep up with maintenance - witness the appalling state of SH29 Kaimais west.

M Maunder, Otumoetai