Roading rage: Frustration across NZ as key projects will not get over the line
13 Apr, 2021 09:05 PM
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The SH1 and SH2 Ngauranga Interchange. Photo / Dom Thomas, RNZ
RNZ
By Phil Pennington of RNZ
A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy.
Money is especially scarce for state highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the Government s flagship safety strategy Road to Zero.
This has come at a crucial time when the country s transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and as the Transport Agency (NZTA) tries to find new revenue sources amid a funding review.
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