6 Mar 2023

Govt pulls brakes on transport vision as weather hits highways

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 6 March 2023

The government has pulled the brakes on its sweeping transport vision for the next three years - saying Cyclone Gabrielle has changed the game.

Cabinet last year signed off on a list of proposed transport priorities - putting climate change at the top of the list when it comes to how funding is spent.

A briefing paper from October suggests using road maintenance funding to roll out more bus and cycle lanes.

Speaking at a media briefing, the Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says a lot has changed since those decisions were made - including his promotion to the top job.

He says he now expects resilence will be the top transport priority.

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