TRANSPORT
October 2021 - January 2022
big cost blowouts for some of these projects and the government themselves have said they’ve been going through ‘baselining’ process to review the costs. Earlier this year they
announced the outcome of that. It’s significant, with the overall programme almost doubling in cost if they were to continue all projects originally announced. The government say
Takitimu North Link Stage 1 $478m to $655m (+$177m) Stage 1 is formerly known as the Tauranga North Link and would see a new 6.8km, 4-lane road build from the current toll road (Takitimu Dr) to
they’re investing an additional $1.9 billion into the programme which will mean 26 out of the 32 original projects will continue to go ahead unchanged while the remaining projects have
about Te Puna. One small positive of the project is, as Waka Kotahi say: “One lane in each direction will be used to prioritise public transport, vehicles carrying multiple passengers and/or freight“.
been changed – mainly for the better. Cost Increases One of the first things that stood out to me looking at the revised project costs
Melling Interchange $258m to $420m (+$162m) This is the next in the progressive removal of at grade intersections along SH2 through the Hutt Valley and also includes flood protection works for the Hutt River and shifting the train station. The project had a business case completed in September 2019 so again it’s hard to understand how the costs could have escalated so substantially. Canterbury Package $159m to $300m (+$141m) As the name implies, this isn’t a single project but a bunch of projects throughout Canterbury.
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