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July 28, 2023

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cans Lake Rd upgrade in funding squeeze

The $47-million Lake Rd upgrade has been axed by Auckland Transport (AT).

The project was funded to start this financial year, with more than $2 million already spent on designs and plans.

But at AT’s last board meeting on 27

June, budget for the project was removed from AT’s capital-works programme update through to 2027.

Devonport-Takapuna Local Board chair Toni van Tonder said the project was effectively dead in the water.

“The public will rightly feel frustrated,” she said. Vehicle and public transport users, cyclists and pedestrians had all been waiting a long time for the promised upgrade, which includes Esmonde Rd to the motorway.

North Shore ward councillor Chris Darby

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