The Minister of Transport says New Zealand's current largest bridge construction project is to be completed ahead of schedule.
Work on the Manukau harbour crossing was due to be completed early year but will now be finished by 31 August.
More than half of the bridge's 142 deck segments have been completed and all that is left to be done is the final approaches to the new bridge and refurbishment of the existing Mangere bridge.
Transport Minister Steven Joyce says the $230 million project will double capacity on the Southwestern motorway to eight lanes between Onehunga and Mangere.
