Archive for December, 2009

Auckland Public Transport: Auckland ticketing may yet leave room for Snapper

French company Thales is to roll out the Octopus smart card/electronic ticket across an integrated Auckland public transport system, while Wellington-based Infratil introduces its similar Snapper card on its NZ Bus network. The Auckland Regional Transport Authority announced the deal with Thales for $47m of capital work and 10 years worth of $4m a year […]

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Auckland Infrastructure: Laying the groundwork for Auckland’s future

The strengthening of Auckland Harbour Bridge’s clip-on lanes has proven a vastly more expensive proposition than was envisaged just two years ago. NZTA is confident the budget, which has jumped from $45m to $86m to reflect additional steel needed for the box girders, is now sufficient to complete the work. What’s clear from a Beca […]

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