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Table 5.3 Trunk road constructed/re-surfaced etc

1996-97

1997-98

1998-99

1999-00

2000-01

2001-02

2002-03

2003-04

2004-05

2005-06

2006-07
( prov)

Equivalent road lane length

lane-kilometres (estimated)

New roads constructed/opened

237

67

40

24

32

5

9

24

89

108

7

Reconstructed 1

21

29

28

43

31

53

58

86

105

142

114

Strengthened

151

118

104

165

133

209

304

319

256

280

324

Surface dressed

130

237

67

137

191

59

178

34

121

66

88

Total

539

451

239

369

387

326

549

463

571

596

533

Percentages of total

percentages

New roads constructed/opened

44

15

17

6

8

2

2

5

16

18

1

Reconstructed 1

4

6

12

12

8

16

11

19

18

24

21

Strengthened

28

26

44

45

34

64

55

69

45

47

61

Surface dressed

24

53

28

37

49

18

32

7

21

11

17

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

1. Due to a change in the calculation of 'residual life' of roads, the additional category of 'reconstructed' (a form of strengthening) was added in 1996-97

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