21 Aug 2020

Transmission Gully's ballooning cost - from $850m to $1.25b

From Checkpoint, 6:08 pm on 21 August 2020

The Transport Agency has been forced to fork out another $208 million to get Wellington's billion dollar highway, Transmission Gully, back on track.

The road has now blown the budget by more than $400 million. It was initially set to cost $850 million, but now has a $1.25 billion price tag for the taxpayer.

And now the Transport Minister has ordered a review, and is questioning the agreement drawn up by the previous government.

Charlotte Cook has been following the story.