New Zealand Government is considering fully funding major public transport projects in Auckland as it currently does with major motorway projects, a NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) briefing obtained by the Green Party says.
The briefing identified light rail to the airport and North Shore as projects that could be 100 percent funded by central government.
The NZTA report estimates that the cost of th light rail to the North Shore is USD 1.1billion, and to the airport at USD 1.45 billion.
“High-capacity light rail shouldn’t be playing second fiddle to motorway projects. Light rail carries many times more people, it takes cars off the road, and is clearly needed on the North Shore and city-to-airport route,” Green Party transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter said.
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