20 Jun 2023

Wellington hits brakes on speed reductions after cost error

From Morning Report, 7:00 am on 20 June 2023

The Wellington City Council has been left red-faced after an error was found in the cost-benefit reporting for its speed reduction plan. The proposal had been out for public consultation but it has come to a screeching halt after a city councillor found the economic forecasting of reducing speed limits, as far as reducing crashes, had been overestimated by more than 250 million dollars. Councilllor Tony Randle is the one who flagged the mistake, and he spoke to Corin Dann