ELECTION 2020: Battle to solve Auckland congestion heats up

ELECTION 2020: Battle to solve Auckland congestion heats up
Brent Melville
The government has hit back at National’s grand design to spend billions upgrading transport links through the upper North Island, unveiling $182 million to fund four Auckland projects principally designed to get people out of their cars. Transport Minster Phil Twyford and his associate Julie Anne Genter today announced two new projects - $100 million to improve the city’s North Western Motorway to enable more frequent and faster buses and $37 million on a shared path and cycleway connecting New Lynne and Te Atatu - both of which will need d...

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