NZTA to sound out markets on multi-billion dollar Auckland harbour crossing

NZTA to sound out markets on multi-billion dollar Auckland harbour crossing
The Government says it'll decide between a new bridge or tunnel option crossing the Waitematā in mid-2026. (Image: Getty)
Oliver Lewis
The Government is starting a market-sounding process for an additional Waitematā Harbour crossing next month and expects to announce a preferred form – a bridge or a tunnel – midway through next year.According to a quarterly infrastructure monitoring report from Treasury last year, the long-discussed project – meant to relieve constraints on the existing harbour bridge and add resilience – is the single largest Crown investment currently in planning.Treasury indicatively put the cost of stage one of the crossing, which i...

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