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$228m without a metre of track, now Auckland Light Rail disestablishment to cost millions more (www.newstalkzb.co.nz)
submitted 9 months ago by absGeekNZ to c/newzealand
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Terrible both in scraping the project and how nothing has been done for a quarter billion

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[–] Ilovethebomb 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Isn't the whole advantage of light rail that you can run it along surface streets?

This is reminiscent of the the harbour cycle bridge, just a ridiculous, over the top proposal that was in no way cost effective.

I think really annoys me the number of opportunities the Ardern government missed, both in Auckland and Wellington.

[–] Dave 1 points 9 months ago

I would love NZ to invest in long term infrastructure projects. These proposals seem crazy now in hindsight, but I feel it's only because to truely do something like this you probably need support across the aisle.

In hindsight, it seems obvious that they should have done what someone else suggested, lay rail over existing roads then move sections underground over time.

[–] themusicman@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

The harbour cycle bridge is justifiable if they also spent the same amount again on a network for the rest of Auckland.