Road proposed through Haast wilderness

View south towards Milford, from near the end of the existing 20km road.
View south towards Milford, from near the end of the existing 20km road.
View of the Martyr River, from a bridge on the road along the Jackson River.
View of the Martyr River, from a bridge on the road along the Jackson River.
The only residents spotted along Jackson River Rd.
The only residents spotted along Jackson River Rd.
John Hibbs (61), of Perth, Australia, looks for pieces of greenstone in the Jackson River.
John Hibbs (61), of Perth, Australia, looks for pieces of greenstone in the Jackson River.
Pristine water.
Pristine water.
Looking south along the Jackson River and the road running towards the Cascade Valley.
Looking south along the Jackson River and the road running towards the Cascade Valley.
A view of the Jackson River from Jackson Valley Rd.
A view of the Jackson River from Jackson Valley Rd.
Looking north up the Jackson Valley Rd.
Looking north up the Jackson Valley Rd.
View from a bridge of the Jackson River.
View from a bridge of the Jackson River.
The long and winding road.
The long and winding road.
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English tourists Roger and Lynda Goddard-Coote at Jackson Bay say "no" to a new road.
English tourists Roger and Lynda Goddard-Coote at Jackson Bay say "no" to a new road.
Haast garage proprieter Eamonnd Johnston ''ambivalent'' about the road.
Haast garage proprieter Eamonnd Johnston ''ambivalent'' about the road.
Johnston Motors Haast, operated by Eamonnd and Heleen Johnston.
Johnston Motors Haast, operated by Eamonnd and Heleen Johnston.
Jackson Bay crib owner John Searle, of Cromwell, not keen on a new road running through his '...
Jackson Bay crib owner John Searle, of Cromwell, not keen on a new road running through his ''playground''.

Scenery south of Haast along the road from near Jackson Bay into the Cascade Valley, the proposed route of a new South Westland road linking Haast with Milford Sound.

Photos by Mark Price; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.

 

 

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