evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 11 months agoNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up126
arrow-up126external-linkNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nzevanuggetpi@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 11 months agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoThere are lots of bridges and you’ll have to make all of them four lanes. That’s going to take fifty years.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoIt’s a pork barrel policy. “We’ll pour an extra billion dollars a year into Fulton Hogan’s (etc) coffers” doesn’t sound as good.
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoThe amazing thing about this country is how the population doesn’t perceive the corruption right in front of their faces.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoFor ~45% it doesn’t matter because it’s their “side” doing it.
There are lots of bridges and you’ll have to make all of them four lanes.
That’s going to take fifty years.
It’s a pork barrel policy.
“We’ll pour an extra billion dollars a year into Fulton Hogan’s (etc) coffers” doesn’t sound as good.
The amazing thing about this country is how the population doesn’t perceive the corruption right in front of their faces.
For ~45% it doesn’t matter because it’s their “side” doing it.