Auckland’s multi-billion dollar transport challenges are to be dealt with under a single joined-up approach unveiled by the government and council, starting with a $200 million boost for the Eastern Busway.
The joined-up plan will span light rail, a future shift of the city’s port, a new harbour crossing and other work, signalling an end to public jousting project-by-project, and merging separate council and government funding and strategy plans.
“The agreed joined-up plan will require clear decisions and timelines to be made about the future use of Auckland’s publicly owned waterfront land, currently being used by Ports of Auckland,” mayor Wayne Brown and Transport Minister Michael Wood said in a statement.
The Eastern Busway is the biggest public transport upgrade for Auckland’s eastern suburbs and had been slowed in part by big shifting funding commitments.
