Transport upgrades backed

Wellingtonians are keen to see more tunnels in the city and light rail introduced to make the journey between Ngauranga and the airport and hospital easier. Feedback on the Let’s Get Wellington Moving initiative has been put together in a report.

In November last year the Let’s Get Wellington Moving group - made up of Wellington City Council, the regional council, and the Transport Agency, released four scenarios for people to consider.

Option A would open up public transport between the train station and the Basin Reserve, and improve the road around the basin without tunnels or bridges.

B would build on that, adding mass transit – a high capacity transport system separated from other traffic, such as light rail - and a second Mt Victoria Tunnel, and option C would also put part of State Highway 1 under Te Aro.

Option D – the most popular possibility, predicted to cost up to $2.3 billion and take 10 years to finish - would combine all those scenarios, and add a second Terrace tunnel, another southbound lane on the motorway between Ngauranga and Aotea Quay, and a plan to have fewer cars along the city’s waterfront.