Capital's $3.8b Tunnel Project to Won't Be Finished for Ten Years

Capital's $3.8b tunnel project to won't be finished for ten years

Wellingtonians could face nearly a decade of disruption from a major transport overhaul involving two new tunnels and sweeping inner-city roading changes....

Second Mt Victoria tunnel critics launch campaign, say consultation is ‘not really a consultation’

Expected to cost between $2.9 billion and $3.8b, the proposals included building a second tunnel at Mount Victoria and The Terrace, and would see traffic moving in both directions around the Basin Reserve.

Green MPs, councillors launch campaign against second Mt Victoria tunnel in Wellington

Green MPs and former and current councillors spoke out against the project, saying it's too expensive, too disruptive and too focused on cars.

The second Mt Victoria tunnel is a money pit, but there could be a silver lining

Buried inside a megaproject for cars is a rare opportunity to carve out bus lanes, bike routes and walkable streets – if Wellington’s leaders are bold enough to take it. Joel MacManus explains. The government’s proposal for a second Mt Victoria tunnel and SH1 realignments through Hataitai and central Wellington is a monstrously over-designed money pit, estimated to cost as much as $3.8bn. By comparison, the City Rail Link came in at $5.5bn, but …