Transmission Gully
Public private partnerships and big infrastructure projects
The Detail weighs up the pros and cons of public private partnerships in big infrastructure projects. Audio
Public private partnerships and big infrastructure projects
The Detail weighs up the pros and cons of public private partnerships in big infrastructure projects.
AudioDriving over the holidays
What can drivers expect from our roads as they set out to hotspots and hideaways around the motu this holiday period? The ribbon is being cut on the brand new thirteen kilometre four-lane stretch of… Audio, Gallery
Are big projects doomed to be late and over-budget?
Transmission Gully, the Christchurch stadium, the Waterview Tunnel, the Wellington Town Hall - why do big infrastructure projects take longer and cost more than we expect? Audio
Are big projects doomed to be late and over-budget?
Transmission Gully, the Christchurch stadium, the Waterview Tunnel, the Wellington Town Hall - why do big infrastructure projects take longer and cost more than we expect?
AudioTransmission Gully transforms busy coastal towns into quiet settlements
Towns north of Wellington that were once thoroughfares for State Highway One are now quiet seaside settlements after the$1.25 billion highway, Transmission Gully, opened three weeks ago.
Day one of Wellington's controversial, delayed, budget-blown road
Transmission Gully is open to the public, and there's already been a speeding ticket and a police car has found itself stuck.
After a ribbon-cutting ceremony yesterday, vehicles were allowed to start… Video, Audio
After years of delays, expenses, Transmission Gully road opens
The rubber is finally about to hit the road on the long awaited Transmission Gully motorway in Wellington.
The project's been riddled with delays and Waka Kotahi put the hard word on the contractor a… Video, Audio
NZTA tells Transmission Gully contractors to open the road
The Transport Agency has told Transmission Gully's contractor, Wellington Gateway Partnership, it must open the Wellington highway within the next two weeks.
Transmission Gully court case pushed back to 2023
A court battle between the builder and engineer of the much-delayed Transmission Gully motorway project north of Wellington is unlikely to get underway for years.
Quarries not ready for 'shovel-ready'
The quarrying sector is warning of the potential for cost blow outs on shovel-ready projects, as demand for aggregates and sand soars and because of poor planning. All the major parties have pledged… Audio
Transmission Gully, calls for inquiry
Amalgamated Workers' Union Northern National Secretary Maurice Davis tells Lynn Freeman he wants an inquiry into PPP's (Public Private Partnerships) procurement process, suggesting there should be a… Audio
The endless quest to build a road
Why is it so hard to build a coastal bypass road north of Wellington? Transmission Gully has been in the planning stages for over a century - and it's hit more hiccups. Audio
The endless quest to build a road
Why is it so hard to build a coastal bypass road north of Wellington? Transmission Gully has been in the planning stages for over a century - and it's hit more hiccups.
AudioTransmission Gully. Forgotten highway?
Big questions remain over the future of New Zealand's biggest Public Private Partnership Project, Transmission Gully, as discussions take place between the major stakeholders. Slated to open in… Audio
Road users gutted at safety improvements delay on SH58
Road users are pleading with the Transport Agency to fast-track safety improvements on a State Highway described by the AA as "the most dangerous in the Wellington region." Audio
Wellington diversion delays: 'The entire expressway was bumper to bumper'
The Transport Agency is promising lengthy delays north of Wellington won't extend into the Christmas period, but frustrated commuters are not holding their breath.
Transmission Gully toll mooted by government
The government is investigating whether to place a toll on the Transmission Gully motorway - which is set to open in 2020.
Transmission Gully: To toll or not to toll?
Transport Minister Phil Twyford says the costs of building the Transmission Gully have drastically increased and tolling may be a way to offset that cost. But that idea is being rubbished by the… Audio
Roading plans reinforced with a dash of irony
Paying to use the Transmission Gully motorway looks likely now, despite Labour being opposed to that idea in opposition. Audio