Before the Moderators move this to Rant or Rave this is a 'product review' from a Riders perspective and belongs in this category.
At 4am the sneaky buggers opened the $630m Expressway. I was sound asleep so missed the opportunity to be the first bike on it. I did a bike run this morning all the way north and then back to the southern QEII Park exit. Surprised there were no HP and it did enter my warped mind to be the first to do Her Majesty's imperial ton. Then I though I don't want to be the first person to lose their licence on the Expressway.
What I like is it's not one dead straight boring highway that it could have been made into. It snakes constantly through beautiful wetlands, farms, across the scenic Waikanae river and so on, you get the picture. As roads go it is an attractive bit of work. Quick hop now to the Waikanae golf course too.
The anti-wire rope barrier brigade will have a field day when they see it. Both shoulders and the medium barrier are miles of wire and I don't have a problem with that.
The cycle ways also look beaut and I will be out this weekend pounding the pedals to explore. Man am I pleased I moved north to Paraparaumu 2 years ago. Better climate and now even better cycle ways and the long awaited Expressway has come to fruition.
Well done Higgins and Goodmans and the rest of the construction crews.
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