Infrastructure Commission raises ‘process’ concerns over Northland expressway

Infrastructure Commission raises ‘process’ concerns over Northland expressway
The four-lane expressway to Whangārei would continue beyond the Pūhoi to Warkworth highway. (Image: NX2)
Oliver Lewis
The New Zealand Transport Agency can’t say how much the proposed Northland expressway might cost, despite the Infrastructure Commission suggesting the roading project could feasibly suck up 10% of Crown spending on new infrastructure through to 2050.The commission, Te Waihanga, provided advice on the project to Minister for Instrastructure Chris Bishop in July, before Cabinet committed to testing the market for firms interested in building the expressway.In its advice, which was released to 350 Aotearoa campaigner Adam Currie under the Of...

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