'Crisis point' for inner city businesses impacted by CRL

'Crisis point' for inner city businesses impacted by CRL
Heart of the City's Viv Beck and Sunny Kaushal say support is urgently needed.
Brent Melville
Auckland’s City Rail Link is not only drilling through Auckland’s substrata but it's also screwing its retailers and small businesses along Albert St, disgruntled city business owners say.Viv Beck, chief executive of city business association Heart of the City, said the giant mass transit project is having a major impact on central small businesses, a plight  “largely ignored” by its $4.6 billion sponsors, the government and Auckland Council.Beck said while local businesses understood the long-term transport ben...

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