New roads of national significance will be paid for by tolls.
Seven roads are being fast-tracked and construction is set to begin within the next three years.
The projects are Belfast to Pegasus, the Hawke's Bay Expressway, State Highway 1 Cambridge to Piarere, State Highway 29 Tauriko, Takitimu North Link Stage 2, Mill Road, and Warkworth to Wellsford.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown joins Mike Hosking to discuss.
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