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Wellington Mayor keeps calling for the Extra Mount Victoria tunnel project to be brought forward
What is happening for Wellington's transport? Not much on the extra Mount Victoria Tunnel side... The new Mt Victoria tunnel and an underground bypass near the Basin Reserve are not scheduled to be built until well after 2030. The Wellington Mayor Andy Foster's push to get the Mt Victoria tunnel project brought forward meets some resistance from some of Foster's own councillors.
The tunnel is supported by the National Party which tries to look ahead of the Labour in infrastructure investments.
Infrastructure investment plans are usual pre-election season competition in New Zealand. Labour started with a hefty $6.8 billion transport package. National is trying to figure it out how to up it in a credible way.
One of the ways for National to score is by trying to bring forward the date for the construction of the the $700 extra Mt VIctoria tunnel project. It is currently planned to start somewhere in 2029 and certainly such a late date will not cut it for National to win the votes for this election.
Although the National pledges upping the government's sharing of the project costs, getting the approval of more than one local governments will be tricky.
Mt Victoria tunnel remains at the top of the Wellington Mayor Andy Foster's unfulfilled election promises.
Suddenly Labour's Paul Eagle is a staunch proponent for the construction of the second Mt Victoria.
Votes, votes, votes.Politicians, politicians, politicians.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=12365894
A good summary of the past, today and the future of the proposed second Mount Victoria Tunnel for Wellington.
" A second Mt Victoria tunnel is a good idea, so long as it is bus-only, and extra space for walking and cycling would cost little more. "
I think the author has a point,
cover tunnel photo by: Matt Brown from London, England / CC BY
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What is happening for Wellington's transport? Not much on the extra Mt Victoria Tunnel side.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/119515646/lets-get-wellington-moving-project-on-track-but-debate-continues-over-mt-victoria-tunnel
Let's Get Wellington Moving project on track but debate continues over Mt Victoria tunnel
www.stuff.co.nzDebate over major projects but short-term changes on track for capital's $6.4 billion transport programme.