Funding for two new major roading projects in Auckland has been announced.
Penlink will link the Whangaparaoa Peninsula and the Northern Motorway, while Mill Rd will help connections from Manukau to Takanini and Drury in the city’s south.
The announcement is part of a new $28 billion 10-year funding package released by transport minister Phil Twyford and Auckland mayor Phil Goff, the NZ Herald reports.
“Both Penlink and Mill Rd are local roads. And despite what some people say they were never dropped from our plans,” Twyford says.
Twyford claims the overall package is “the biggest infrastructure programme in New Zealand’s history”.
There would also be a renewed focus on public transport, especially rapid transit, including light rail and dedicated bus routes along with an emphasis on walking and cycling infrastructure.
The funding is a revised version of the Auckland Transport Alignment Project (ATAP), which sets out priorities for the next 30 years signed by the previous government and former Auckland mayor Len Brown.
