Archive for April, 2009

Focus Back On Kapiti Link Road - Joyce

Transport Minister, Steven Joyce, has asked the NZ Transport Agency to go back to first principles on the Western Link Road, the paper route along the Kapiti Coast which has been on the books since the 1950s. Kapiti Coast District Council had downgraded the road project to a two-lane tributary but in a larger form, […]

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NZTA Predicts Inaugural Deficit, Risks To Revenue

The NZ Transport Agency hasn’t yet celebrated its first birthday but is already preparing for a policy overhaul to better reflect National’s transport priorities. Its statement of intent released to Parliament last week is out of date with references to the regional fuel tax, efforts to migrate freight from road to rail and shipping, and […]

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