The government releases its National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) every few years. It outlines all the transport projects the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) expects to fund over the next three years, primarily with money from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF).
“Christchurch is the economic powerhouse of the South Island, and transport is a critical enabler for economic growth and productivity,” Transport Minister Simeon Brown said in a press release this week.
Brown said that Canterbury would receive $1.8b in transport funding for the 2024-27 period, with significant projects including the long-promised Woodend Bypass. He correctly noted this was a record, and slightly more than the previous high of $1.7b in 2018 (if we don’t include inflation).
