15 Jan 2024

Transport commentators respond to Light Rail cancellation

From Morning Report, 8:11 am on 15 January 2024

The government has fulfilled its election promise to cancel city's beleaguered Light Rail project.

The plan had the potential to take up to 14-thousand-500 cars off the road, but the price soared to 14-point-6 billion dollars when it was decided to partly tunnel the rail line.

Dominion Road, a potential route for light rail.

Dominion Road, a potential route for light rail. Photo: Tom Taylor / RNZ

Matt Lowrie is a transport commentator and editor of the Greater Auckland transport blog.

He spoke to Ben Strang.