SH2 bypass needed around Taneatua: For too long Motorists on SH2 have had to endure needless delays crossing the dilapidated wooden single lane road-rail bridge at Pekatahi.
The people of Taneatua have to endure the constant rumble of trucks and traffic running through the middle of the town. A bypass around Taneatua and a new road bridge at Pekatahi is needed now. The Government, NZTA and KiwiRail need to take action now by removing the disused railway between Awakeri and Taneatua for a bypass and build a new road bridge at Pekatahi.
Any future rail freight in the region could be handled at Awakeri, in its ideal strategic location at the junction of SH2 and 30. Urgent action is needed now before the bridge at Pekatahi becomes unsafe and unusable.

Isaac Broome, Auckland.