1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: Togither do for thee Ellen. 2 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 2: Now I've got bad news for you if you are 3 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 2: planning on driving State Highway One down the middle of 4 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 2: the North Island this summer. N ZTA is closing the 5 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,640 Speaker 2: Desert Road for two months from January sixth to late 6 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 2: February between Too Rangy and Wyou the detour that's the 7 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,919 Speaker 2: part that will be closing. Then the detour is likely 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 2: to add more than half an hour to the trip. 9 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,439 Speaker 2: Roger Brady is from n z TA. 10 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 3: Hi, Roger, Heather, Hi, good eating to you. 11 00:00:25,800 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 2: Is there no way around this? You couldn't have done 12 00:00:27,520 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 2: it any. 13 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 3: Other time, Heather. We couldn't have done any other time. 14 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 3: Real it'scuse the weather in that part of the country 15 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 3: that that's the only time of the year we can 16 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:36,640 Speaker 3: actually fix that road. 17 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: And do you have to fix the road like this extensively? 18 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: Because this is quite big, isn't it. 19 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 3: Well, this is this is actually a step change in 20 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 3: the way that we're fixing the road. We're going to 21 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:50,000 Speaker 3: do four years of work in essence in a couple 22 00:00:50,040 --> 00:00:52,959 Speaker 3: of months here, so instead of having long drawn out 23 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 3: ongoing inconvenience, Yes, it's going to be inconvenience, but we're 24 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 3: going to limit that inconvenience to two months and then 25 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: we're going to get out of that and have tople 26 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 3: free moltoring on that stretch of road for years to come. 27 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 2: Well, when's the busiest time on that bit of road? 28 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,560 Speaker 3: Okay? There is Generally it's busier before Christmas and then 29 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 3: the first week of the new year. So we've skipped 30 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 3: that period and we've got a very short window of 31 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 3: weather opportunity. But we have pushed it back as far 32 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 3: as we can into January to start to ensure we 33 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 3: can finish the scope for working time. 34 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,679 Speaker 2: Okay. And I've already had ticks to Roger saying, if 35 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 2: you're saying it's going to be two months, it's going 36 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: to be five what are the chances of a blowout? 37 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 3: Well, look, we've been working on this project north of 38 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: toker Row, and also we've had our targets so far 39 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 3: in terms of the program, So I'm confident two months 40 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 3: is two months and weather permitting a course, if we 41 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 3: I'm fortunate enough to have a cyclone, perhaps not, but 42 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 3: we confident have. 43 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 2: It, Okay, And I know that I think it's the 44 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 2: official the official time that it adds to the journey. 45 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: The detours twenty nine minutes. But a truck you said earlier, 46 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 2: would it would add about an hour? Is that more realistic? 47 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 3: Well, I think there's so many road conditions it's hard 48 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: to say definitively. Look, I would say if you work 49 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 3: on forty forty five minutes, I think that will be 50 00:02:09,800 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: more than enough time. That's some personal tenion. 51 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 2: But okay, now, Roger, for all of the pain that 52 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 2: you're putting us through, necessary pain. When we drive that 53 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: road again, are we going to just go Wow, this 54 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: is just so great. Are we going to notice the difference. 55 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 3: You're definitely going to notice the difference. Hey, you're going 56 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,000 Speaker 3: to notice we've fixed the worst parts of the road 57 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 3: will be fixed. 58 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 2: Yeah. 59 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 3: Well, I'm really excited about opening it and we can 60 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 3: actually show proof of concept to people. 61 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 2: Good stuff. Hey, Roger, thanks very much for talking us 62 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,600 Speaker 2: through and appreciate it. Roger Brady, Who's with MZTA. 63 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: For more from Hither Duplessye Alan Drive? Listen live to 64 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: news talks. It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow 65 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.