OXFORD- MW 40 (Veterans memorial turnpike) has been extended to MW 285 as a toll road. It will guide traffic off of the old PR 18. Controversey is still prominent for MW 40 going in the city limits as the Bluff freeway. The hill is a massive challenge as well as going down it either being an eyesore or a cost-prohibitive tunnel. No final decision about MW 40 within the Oxford city limits has been reached.

FORZA- A single section of MW 20 has been approved. A motorway upgrade of Havelock highway is complete and is now a section of MW 20. It is the only section of MW 20 to be approved in the 20 years since it was first proposed. Supporters say it is a huge milestone for the “high-priority” motorway. Groups against the motorway have now taken a huge blow due to this section of motorway being complete. However, groups against the motorway are trying now to prevent MW 20 from going any further than the eastern side of MW 805. They are trying to prevent urban decay from a motorway going straight through the capital city. Supporters say that it will relieve traffic by a huge amount as well as trigger economic devolopment on the decaying east side of Forza. Controversey will be prominent on MW 20 until a final decision is reached which might not be for a long time.

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