Infrastructure
Media releases about infrastructure.
19 September 2019
Highway projects top priority for additional funding - AA
The AA is hoping to see much-needed highway safety projects get a boost from newly available funding within the transport budget.
29 August 2019
Safe and sensible decision made on Transmission Gully tolling
NZTA has made a good call to not toll Transmission Gully, says the Automobile Association.
16 May 2019
Funding questions remain crucial for getting Wellington moving
How much of the whole Wellington region’s transport budget would be needed to deliver the Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) package is an immediate question now that the plan is out, says the AA.
2 July 2018
AA parents feel nervous allowing their kids to walk to school
Auckland parents and some schools actively discourage children from walking and cycling to school due to a lack of safety infrastructure, AA surveys have found. The findings – from surveys of AA Members and working directly with some central Auckland schools over the past two years – highlight the desperate need for Auckland Transport (AT) to invest in simple safety infrastructure like road signs around schools. With new funding earmarked from the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP), this will hopefully change.
16 March 2018
Manawatu Gorge: Consultation process has led to the best decision
The AA believes NZTA has made a good decision choosing Option 3, and pursuing a business case for the new Regional Freight Ring Road and a second bridge across the Manawatu River, to replace the Manawatu Gorge road.
30 November 2017
Lake Road residents ready to consider paying more to ease congestion
AA Members on the Devonport Peninsula might be ready to green-light targeted rates to see the constant congestion along Lake Road improved.
28 September 2017
Kiwis would rather have their boss in the car than in-laws
There are much worse fates than being stuck in traffic with your boss, Kiwi drivers say.
22 August 2017
10,000 in 10 years: the AA calls for park and ride step-change in Auckland
This follows a survey of 1,000 AA Members who commute to the CBD and who live close to stations on the rail network or the Northern Busway.
4 August 2017
New Auckland transport package a welcome prospect
Though details are yet to be revealed, the Government has indicated a multi-billion dollar package to increase funding to a range of major projects across the city over the next decade, and to help bring projects like the Northwestern Busway and Mill Road forward.
15 December 2016
Commitment to Kaikoura coastal route provides certainty
The AA welcomes the Government’s commitment to reinstating the coastal route to Kaikoura.