The shortfall would mean some bridges would likely need to close in the short-to-medium term and for longer, and some roads would require long-term speed restrictions to manage deterioration as the work to maintain the roads and bridges to the standard they were now would be spread out longer, Tong said. “Waka Kotahi provides 52 per cent of our roading budget, and we were informed last week it would fund only 85 per cent of what we requested – $15 million less to work on our bridges and roading over the next three years. That means to do the same amount of work council would need to find another $7.5 million from rates or reserves.”
Supercity seeks to plug $364m transport funding gap rnz.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from rnz.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Councils scramble for $420m after Waka Kotahi comes up short stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Councils are scrambling to deal with holes in their roading budgets, after the Government transport agency warned it could not meet funding expectations.