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Britomart Figures Impressive
More evidence that Auckland’s CBD rail link is critical, in terms of capacity at the city terminus. Auckland Transport is estimating that about 25,000 rail...
$1 Congestion Tax For Auck Motorists?
A $1 charge on all vehicles entering the Auckland motorway system would raise $36 million a year, enough to service a loan of up to $5 billion. That’s the...
Auckland Unleashed Or Tied Up?
The prime minister came away from today’s Auckland summit talking up the Puhoi to Wellsford highway, re-affirming the Government is totally committed to it...
Key Dampens Rail Hopes (Update)
UPDATE: Finance Minister Bill English, answering questions in Parliament today said: “The Government remains committed to the programme of roads of national...
Puhoi On, CBD Link Not (Update)
UPDATE: Len Brown’s reaction: “The rail link is vital for AKL & NZ - council and govt will explore a range of funding options to make it work.” The...
Wellington Re-Thinks Transport
First Auckland, now Wellington is “re-examining” its transport wish list following the Christchurch quake and the Government’s warning they’re...
Puhoi Highway Delayed?
The Rodney Times is reporting that the so called Holiday Highway has been delayed because of the cost of repairing Christchurch. The report says: That could see...
Should We Wait At End Of Line?
Estimates for the re-building of Christchurch are being put at $16 billion - but it’s expected in some quarters that even that figure could be conservative. The...
Joyce: Why I Reject CBD Loop Case
Steven Joyce doesn’t yet buy the Auckland CBD rail link business case. He said it “could be a good project for Auckland” but in his mind there...
Puhoi Cost Ratio Officially 0.8
The Puhoi motorway delivers a ratio of only 0.80 (80 cents on every dollar). On conventional analysis the CBD rail loop delivers a cost/benefit ratio of 1.1 (for...
Lee Blasts Joyce Over CBD Link
Auckland Council transport commitete chair Mike Lee today labelled transport minister Steven Joyce’s thinking “fairly basic small-town red neck stuff...
CBD Loop: More “Get Lost” Talk
The Government has yet to formally respond to the business case for the CBD link, released last week, yet continues to tell Aucklanders to forget it. Minister of...
Watch Len Brown’s News Conference
Auckland Mayor Len Brown told a packed news conference this afternoon that the CBD rail loop, which he campaigned on, will turn Auckland into the world’s most...
Brown: CBD Link In 7 Years
Auckland Mayor Len Brown this afternoon promised the CBD rail link will be operational in 7 years - if he has his way. And he told a news conference that he...
