Industry rumours that Transmission Gully will be delayed
by two years due to Covid-19 are extremely concerning and
the Government must clarify this urgently, National’s
Transport spokesperson Chris Bishop says.
“Some
delays due to Covid-19 and the five-week lockdown are
understandable.
“However, a two year extension
to the timeline would be excessive and is extremely
concerning at a time when we need to invest and build in
vital pieces of infrastructure to get the economy going
again.
“The Government has said shovel ready
projects are at the top of its agenda.
“It doesn’t
match up that we’re now hearing the budget has been cut
and timeline pushed out for one of the biggest road
infrastructure projects currently underway in New
Zealand.
“It’s another case of the rhetoric
not matching what’s happening on the
ground.
“The Government needs to urgently
clarify what the story
is.”
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