Transport experts dispute the National Party\u2019s claim its road-building plans \u201cwill cut congestion\u201d.<\/p>\n
National unveiled\u00a0a policy\u00a0on Monday to spend $16.8 billion on 12 four-lane motorways and bypasses, $600m on a new highway, $5.6b on public transport and $313 million on road resilience.<\/p>\n
Unveiling the policy, party leader Christopher Luxon\u00a0[said](https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2023\/07\/31\/national-unveils-24-billion-transport-policy\/#:~:text=%22New%20Zealanders%20will%20be%20able,cost%20%2424%20billion%20in%20total.)\u00a0\u201cNew Zealanders will be able to get where they want to go faster and spend less time in their cars and more time doing what they love.\u201d<\/p>\n
But\u00a0transport research\u00a0suggests the opposite: that over the long-term, urban traffic will remain steady or even increase.<\/p>\n
Transport advocate Matt Lowrie\u200b says Aucklanders have already experienced this with the Waterview Tunnel, a six-lane bypass connecting south and central parts of the city that opened in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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