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Transport Minister Chris Bishop said previous investment cases for a new Waitematā Harbour crossing still left unanswered questions including how much it would cost, whether it should be tolled, how it would be delivered, and when it might open | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
"Rather than leave those questions unanswered to make a well-informed decision, we're actually going to do international best practice and answer those questions before we make a decision."
Asked how the government had already spent more than $100m on consultants to scope such projects and those questions remained unanswered, he said that was because it would be "the most expensive and complicated infrastructure project ever in New Zealand history".
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1029909/another-business-case-for-auckland-harbour-crossing-confirmed-despite-recent-nzta-study
Transport Minister Chris Bishop said previous investment cases for a new Waitematā Harbour crossing still left unanswered questions including how much it would cost, whether it should be tolled, how it would be delivered, and when it might open | Subscribe: youtube.com/RNZVideo?sub_confirmation=1
"Rather than leave those questions unanswered to make a well-informed decision, we're actually going to do international best practice and answer those questions before we make a decision."
Asked how the government had already spent more than $100m on consultants to scope such projects and those questions remained unanswered, he said that was because it would be "the most expensive and complicated infrastructure project ever in New Zealand history".
Full story: rnz.co.nz/news/politics/1029909/another-business-case-for-auckland-harbour-crossing-confirmed-despite-recent-nzta-study
