Cycling Project Keeping Rolling Down the Road
New Zealand’s 18 great cycle trails move to the next phase as the final 5 trails are approved for funding.
The final five trails are Bay of Islands to Hokianga, Hauraki Plains, Te Ara Ahi / Pathway of Fire, Old Ghost Road and Roxburgh Gorge. The New Zealand government has approved a total of $45.6 million for the series of rides.
“All 18 trails on the New Zealand Cycle Trail project have now had their funding confirmed. This means all trails are either under construction or ready to enter the construction phase.” says NZ PM John Keys.
Construction has already begun on five of the trails – the Bay of Islands to Hokianga Cycle Trail, Waikato River Trail, Central North Island Rail Trail, Te Ara Ahi, Ruapehu – Whanganui Nga Ara Tuhono and St James cycle trail.
Two major sections of the Ruapehu – Whanganui Nga Ara Tuhono trail were officially launched by Mr Key in July and are expected to be completed before the 2011 Rugby World Cup. The finished trail will traverse two iconic national parks and will take four to six days to cycle, with varying levels of difficulty.
The St James trail in the South Island, which traverses the St James mountain range and the greater part of the upper Waiau Valley is set to open in November this year. The 50km cycle trail is accessible through Hanmer Springs, near Christchurch.
Sections of the Waikato River Trail are also currently open for public use. All 18 trails will be completed by the summer of 2012/2013 and about 2000km will be ready to ride by the 2011 RWC.
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Wow that’s a lot of money to invest in a bike trail. Goes to show that the NZ government knows where to spend money so that it gets money – on tourism and publicity-generating events such as this.
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are saying that the New Zealand government is actually building roads for cycling alone ? man, thats the first time, i have heard something like this.here, its getting really congested, with thousands of vehicles getting to the roads each day.
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