- By Simeon Brown, Member of Parliament for Pakuranga
A record $8.4 billion for transport investment in Auckland – part of the record $32.9b 2024-27 National Land Transport Programme (NLTP) – will deliver the infrastructure our city needs to support economic growth and reduce travel times.
Aucklanders rejected the previous Government’s transport policies which resulted in non-delivery, phantoms projects, slower speed limits, and an infestation of speed bumps.
The Government is turning this around with record investment in transport projects that reduce travel times, improve public transport options, and build and maintain our roading network to a safe and reliable standard.
Our Government is committed to making sure every transport dollar is spent wisely on the projects and services that Aucklanders need.
Public transport needs to be reliable, and roads need to be built and maintained to a high standard.
The NLTP will deliver a significant pipeline of transport infrastructure for Auckland to reduce congestion and enable Aucklanders to get to where they want to go, quickly and safely. This includes:
- Completing and opening the City Rail Link in 2026, doubling the capacity of the Auckland rail network.
- Prioritising three Roads of National Significance (RoNS) – SH1 Warkworth to Wellsford, Mill Road, and the East-West Link.
- Ongoing planning for an additional Waitematā harbour connection.
- Completing Reeves Road Flyover and the Eastern Busway.
- Speeding up local roads with investment in dynamic lanes, reversing Labour’s blanket speed limit reductions, and providing funding to Auckland Transport to remove speed bumps on high volume roads.
- Fixing and preventing potholes on state highways and local roads including resealing and rehabilitation works on 393km of state highways to prevent potholes from forming in the first place.
Delivering reliable, effective, and efficient public transport is a key priority over the next three years, with $3.7b being invested to improve public transport services in Auckland and build new infrastructure.
Auckland needs both major public transport projects and RoNS to enable economic growth, reduce congestion, and unlock land for thousands of houses.
Our region has been left without an infrastructure pipeline and our Government is committed to turning this around to deliver for Aucklanders.
This $8.4b investment in Auckland delivers on the commitments we have made and ensures a strong pipeline of projects for the future.
Full details of NLTP investments can be found at https://www.nzta.govt.nz/nltp.
