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Auckland's infrastructure billion dollar bonanza
Nine To Noon
English - January 29, 2020 20:06 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsNews Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Auckland region is the big winner following the Government's 12-billion dollar infrastructure spend. A raft of road and rail upgrades are planned, including three billion dollars earmarked to improve arterial routes to the north and south of the city. There is also more than a billion dollars allocated for rail. Kathryn discusses the funding package with Auckland Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Michael Barnett, Matt Lowrie who is the Editor of Greater Auckland, formerly known as transportblog.co.nz and the Chief Executive of Civil Contractors, Peter Silcock.