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新西兰政府宣布，State Highway 1（SH1）Belfast至Pegasus高速公路及Woodend绕行项目已获得快速审批（Fast-track approval），成为快速审批机制下第27个获批项目，也是第二个获批的道路建设项目。

交通部长 Chris Bishop 表示，该项目全长约 11公里，连接基督城北部Belfast与Pegasus地区，将从Kaiapoi河桥以南延伸至Pegasus/Ravenswood附近。

目前，Woodend附近SH1每天约有 2.15万辆车辆通行，其中约9%为货运车辆。随着人口和经济增长，预计到2048年交通量将增加至每天约 2.8万辆。

政府表示，新道路建成后将改善交通安全、减少拥堵，并支持北坎特伯雷地区住房开发和经济增长。项目预计可将道路死亡和严重伤害事故从每年约 5.6起降低至1.25起。

审批专家小组认为，项目可能带来的交通、生态、雨水管理和洪水影响，可以通过严格条件进行控制，包括施工管理、生态保护方案、持续环境监测以及建设新湿地补偿生态影响。

Waimakariri地区近年来发展迅速，Woodend、Ravenswood和Pegasus等社区人口及商业持续增长。当地政府表示，该项目将释放更多住宅和城市发展潜力。

编辑点评：

SH1 Belfast至Pegasus项目是基督城北部交通升级的重要工程。随着坎特伯雷地区人口增长，基础设施投资不仅有助于提升出行效率，也将推动住房建设、商业发展和区域经济活力。

（来源：New Zealand Government / NZTA）

The State Highway 1 (SH1) Belfast to Pegasus Motorway and Woodend Bypass, Road of National Significance, has been granted Fast-track approval.

This is the 27th project and the second roading project to be approved through the Fast-track process.

New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) lodged its application in December 2025, with approval taking around four months since the appointment of an independent expert panel. 

“This expansion between Belfast and Pegasus spans around 11 km, commencing from south of the Kaiapoi River Bridge and ending just north of the Pegasus/Ravenwood intersection,” says Mr Bishop. 

“SH1 approaching Woodend currently carries around 21,500 vehicles a day, including around nine percent freight. With traffic volumes expected to grow to around 28,000 vehicles a day by 2048, the new road will improve safety, reduce congestion, unlock housing growth, and support economic development. 

“It is also expected to reduce predicted deaths and serious injuries from 5.6 per year to 1.25 per year.

“The panel found that effects on transport, ecology, stormwater and flooding could be managed through consent conditions. These include construction, traffic and ecological management plans, ongoing monitoring, and creating a new wetland to offset habitat loss.”

“This project will unlock housing and urban development potential in the Woodend, Ravenswood and Pegasus townships. North Canterbury has seen significant residential and commercial expansion and the Waimakariri District has emerged as one of the fastest-growing local authorities in NZ,” says Mr Jones. 

Notes to editor

More information about the project: State Highway 1 North Canterbury – Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus)

Fast-track by the numbers:

27 projects approved by expert panels.
19 projects with expert panels appointed.
58 projects are currently progressing through the Fast-track process. 29 active substantive and 29 referral applications.
56 projects have been referred to Fast-track by the Minister for Infrastructure.
149 projects are listed in Schedule 2 of the Fast-track Approvals Act, meaning they can apply for Fast-track approval.
On average, it has taken 118 working days for decisions on substantive applications from when officials determine an application is complete and in-scope.

Fast-track projects approved by expert panels:

Arataki [Housing/Land]
Ashbourne [Housing/Land]
Ayrburn Screen Hub [Infrastructure]
Green Steel [Infrastructure]
Homestead Bay [Housing/Land]
Bledisloe North Wharf and Fergusson North Berth Extension [Infrastructure]
Drury Metropolitan Centre – Consolidated Stages 1 and 2 [Housing/Land]
Drury Quarry Expansion – Sutton Block [Mining/Quarrying]
Kings Quarry Expansion – Stages 2 and 3 [Mining/Quarrying]
Kaimai Hydro-Electric Power Scheme [Renewable energy]
Lake Pūkaki Hydro Storage and Dam Resilience Works [Renewable energy]
Māhinerangi Wind Farm [Renewable energy]
Maitahi Village [Housing/Land]
Milldale – Stages 4C and 10 to 13 [Housing/Land]
The Point Mission Bay [Housing/Land]
Pound Road [Housing/Land]
Rangitoopuni [Housing/Land]
Ryans Road [Housing/Land]
Southland Wind Farm Project [Renewable energy]
State Highway 1 North Canterbury – Woodend Bypass Project (Belfast to Pegasus) [Infrastructure]
Sunfield [Housing/Land]
Tekapo Power Scheme – Applications for Replacement Resource Consents [Renewable energy]
Takitimu North Link – Stage 2 [Infrastructure]
Waihi North [Mining/Quarrying]
Waitaha Hydro [Renewable energy]
Waitākere District Court – New Courthouse Project [Infrastructure]
Wellington International Airport Southern Seawall Renewal [Infrastructure]

Expert panels have been appointed for:

188 Beaumont Street
Alternative to the Brynderwyn Hills
Auckland Prison Capacity Increase
Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project
Bream Bay Sand Extraction Project
Central and Southern Block Mining Project
Delmore
Downtown Carpark Site Development
Foxton Solar Farm
Haldon Solar Farm
Hananui Aquaculture Project
Hunua Quarry Development
Mt Iron Junction
Mt Welcome, Pukerua Bay, Porirua
Northwest Rapid Transit
Southern Link Inland Port
Stella Passage Development
The Point Solar Farm
Waikanae North Development