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A new group is calling on the government to investigate a new road between Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa - aiming to do away with the current accident-prone Remutaka Hill Road in favour of a safer toll road.
The group has investigated four options and estimates a new route could halve the 33-minute journey between Featherston and Upper Hutt.
The most expensive option would cost $1.4 billion and would involve building through a valley towards a 320m-high tunnel.
The group's leader Simon Casey joined Nick Mills to discuss the idea.
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