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Auckland harbour crossing: Planners want $5b rail tunnel a decade before any new road link
To really succeed towards solving the transport problems of New Zealand's biggest city, transport officials want a rail tunnel under the Auckland harbour a decade before any road tunnel.
They say, adding additional road lanes will only marginally improve the traffic problem. The more radical solution lies on a rail connection.
Eloborate reporting by stuff:
Meanwhile, the Automobile Association (AA) says the proposal to wait at least 25 years before building a new road crossing is “laughable” and it would be disastrous to delay action for that long.
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Auckland harbour crossing: Planners want $5b rail tunnel a decade before any new road link
www.stuff.co.nzA new business case says no additional road link across the harbour is needed before the mid to late 2040s.