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A first look at the full Transmission Gully road, due to open in September 2021. (First published in November 2020)
The Ministry of Transport is happy with the job it’s doing monitoring the work of Waka Kotahi-NZTA But Green transport spokesperson Julie Anne Genter thinks the organisation could do better at keeping Waka Kotahi in check – particularly when it comes to those massive blowouts. She wants to make sure that the billion-dollar cost overrun on roads isn’t paid for by trimming funding for walking and cycling improvements, rapid transit, and road safety. The Ministry of Transport is Waka Kotahi’s monitoring agency. That means it’s in charge of making sure that Waka Kotahi delivers on what it’s been asked to do. One of the most important parts of this job is making sure Waka Kotahi spends the amount of money the Government tells it to spend in the exact areas that the Government asks it to be spent.