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Infrastructure: Facts and Issues: Towards the First National Infrastructure Plan

Planned Investment

Transport: Roads

297. The following graph sets out anticipated expenditure as per the Government Policy Statement on Transport 2009/10-2018/19 (GPS). The expenditure in the GPS excludes local government contributions:

Target National Land Transport Programme Expenditure 2009/10 - 2018/19
Target National Land Transport Programme Expenditure 2009/10 - 2018/09.

298. The government has signalled its commitment to the advancement of seven roads of National Significance. These are considered essential routes for New Zealand to reduce congestion, improve safety and support economic growth.

299. All are adjacent to the largest population centres in New Zealand:

  • Puhoi to Wellsford - SH1;
  • Completion of the Auckland Western Ring Route - SH20/16/18;
  • Auckland Victoria Park bottleneck - SH1;
  • Waikato Expressway - SH1;
  • Tauranga Eastern Corridor - SH2;
  • Wellington Northern Corridor (Levin to Wellington) - SH1; and
  • Christchurch motorway projects.

300. These projects are likely to be candidates for funding from the NLTF, subject to evaluation and funding.

301. The main projects currently under construction or planned are listed below.

Roads of National Significance
Region Organisation Corridor Strategic fit Total Cost
(un-escalated) 		Committed
Auckland NZTA Puhoi to Wellsford - SH1 Improving travel time reliability, assisting movement of freight $1.5 - 2 Billion N
Auckland NZTA Completion of the Auckland Western Ring Route Easing severe congestion, assisting movement of Freight $1.5 - 2 billion Some components committed and underway, other components to be committed
Auckland NZTA Auckland Victoria Park Bottleneck - SH1 Easing severe congestion $400 million Y
Waikato NZTA Waikato Expressway - SH1 Improving safety, easing congestion, travel time reliability, assisting movement of freight $1.5 - $2 billion Some components committed and underway, other components to be committed
Bay of Plenty NZTA Tauranga Eastern Corridor - SH2 Easing congestion,  assisting movement of freight and supports  economic growth of sub region $450 - $550 million N
Wellington NZTA Wellington Northern Corridor (Levin to Wellington) - SH1 Improving safety, easing congestion, travel time reliability, assisting movement of freight $2.5 - $3.5 billion N
Canterbury NZTA Christchurch Motorway Projects Easing congestion, access to markets, assisting movement of freight $0.5 - 1 billion Some components Y some N
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