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Interislander ferry upgrade: Finance Minister warns of cost blowout (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by Ilovethebomb to c/newzealand

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Fascinating that the cost of the boats themselves is well under half the total cost of the project, I didn't realise this was such an expensive project.

The infrastructure will still be there long after the ferries have been replaced, of course.

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[–] Rangelus 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Shocking. Yet another example of kicking maintenance and upgrades down the road to save money now, and end up costing more later than it should.

[–] Dave 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Is that what happened? I only got vagueness from the article but it sounds like the boats aren't the cost blowout, but rather either scope creep or poor planning of the port/dock part of the project.

[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's right, the boats aren't the issue, it's the port infrastructure. With the cost increases, the infrastructure at each end will be equivalent to the cost of both boats.

[–] Viper_NZ 2 points 11 months ago

If we're spending billions on the infrastructure, could we revisit moving the docking from Picton to near Blenheim? It vastly shortens the route and makes fast ferries viable again.

Picton can be an idyllic tourist town, rather than 50% industrial.