$7.4 Billion Transport Plan Scrapped for NZ’s Capital City

Published on December 19, 2023

A transport plan for New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, that aimed to make strategic improvements in state highways through large-scale projects and invest in mass transit options and better airport connectivity has been rescinded by the new National-led coalition government. Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) was a $7.4 billion (US$4.6 billion) campaign that championed large-scale transit initiatives like a second tunnel at Mount Victoria, that connects Wellington City with its eastern Suburbs, and a change of the road layout around the Basin Reserve roundabout to extend the Arras Tunnel, and ease congestion. LGWM also aimed to decarbonise the city and encourage walking, public transport, cycle lanes, and pedestrianise a main retail and hospitality strip known as “The Golden Mile” that runs from the Embassy Theatre to Parliament....

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