Livestream: Prime Minister Chris Hipkins to make announcement on second Harbour Bridge crossing

  • 06/08/2023

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is expected to make an announcement on the second Auckland Harbour Bridge crossing on Sunday morning. 

Hipkins along with Minister for Auckland Carmel Sepuloni and Transport Minister David Parker will provide a progress update to media at 10:30am. 

They will announce the chosen option after Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency looked over five options for another crossing which were a mix of bridges and tunnels.

The New Zealand Herald reports the Government has agreed to two three-lane tunnels (one in each direction) for cars and trucks between the central Auckland motorway junction and Akoranga on the North Shore. 

It's reported the tunnels would be 5-6km long, at least twice as long as the Waterview Tunnel and the aim is to start construction by 2029.

The Herald also revealed a 21km light rail tunnel would go from Albany to the Wynyard Quarter, going through Takapuna and Belmont. 

The light rail tunnel would be a separate project from the two roading tunnels, and be built in stages after at least the first of the road tunnels was completed.

Watch it above. It should start at 10:30am.

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