User:Lcmortensen/Manawatū Tararua Highway

Te Ahu a Turanga/Manawatū Tararua Highway is an under-construction highway between Ashhurst and Woodville in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand. It will replace the section of State Highway 3 through the Manawatū Gorge, which was closed indefintiely after a large slip blocked the road in April 2017.

The new highway will be 11.5 km long, passing over the Ruahine Range north of the Manawatū Gorge but south of the Saddle Road. It will be median-divided with two lanes in each direction for most of its length. Construction began in January 2021 and the road is expected to open in 2024.