Post by Brent George on May 30, 2023 20:30:34 GMT
Family desperate to escape motorway construction zone in their backyard
Stuff - National: 31-May-2023
A stressed-out south Auckland family is calling on Waka Kotahi to “do the right thing” and buy their property before their backyard becomes a motorway construction zone.
Three generations of the Munaf family live in a property that borders State Highway 1 in Papakura.
They have been served with a notice indicating that a small grassed area where the two children play will be required for an expanded six lane motorway.
Last year a car flew off the existing highway, crashing into their fence and taking out a tree – metres away from a paddling pool. Now the motorway is set to get bigger and closer.
Stuff - National: 31-May-2023
A stressed-out south Auckland family is calling on Waka Kotahi to “do the right thing” and buy their property before their backyard becomes a motorway construction zone.
Three generations of the Munaf family live in a property that borders State Highway 1 in Papakura.
They have been served with a notice indicating that a small grassed area where the two children play will be required for an expanded six lane motorway.
Last year a car flew off the existing highway, crashing into their fence and taking out a tree – metres away from a paddling pool. Now the motorway is set to get bigger and closer.