National reveals its $24 billion transport plan

National reveals its $24 billion transport plan
National wants to see more roads of national significance, like the new Pūhoi to Warkworth highway. (Image: Waka Kotahi)
Oliver Lewis
National is promising to build 13 new major roads as part of a transport package costed by the party at $24 billion – a figure critics say is far too low.Christopher Luxon, Simeon Brown and Chris Bishop jointly fronted the transport for the future policy announcement on Monday, which includes a massive spend-up on new roads of national significance and the cancellation of Auckland light rail and Let’s Get Wellington Moving.The party promised to release a new government policy statement on land transport, which directs spending prior...

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