evanuggetpi@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year agoNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down11
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkNational unveils transport policy: Four-lane motorways from Whangārei to Taurangawww.drivencarguide.co.nzevanuggetpi@lemmy.nz to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareBalpeenHammer@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year 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-up0·1 year 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-up1·1 year agoThe amazing thing about this country is how the population doesn’t perceive the corruption right in front of their faces.
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.