NZTA board discusses Wellington mega-tunnel at critical meeting

NZTA board discusses Wellington mega-tunnel at critical meeting
NZTA chair Simon Bridges and his board are mulling options for Wellington tunnels. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
Transport officials are on the cusp of announcing their preferred tunnel option for Wellington following a critical meeting last week.Earlier this month, BusinessDesk reported that government ministers may have soured on the idea of the so-called "long tunnel" due to its multibillion-dollar price tag and the optics of funding such a mammoth project while cancelling or scaling back other builds like Dunedin Hospital due to cost overruns.At the time, Transport Minister Simeon Brown said he had been briefed on options for the project, wh...

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