tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post2470514850900674764..comments2024-03-19T20:20:10.705+13:00Comments on Road Pricing: Tauranga: New Zealand's toll road capital got one wrongScott Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-69119715259417795122018-04-21T02:08:15.994+12:002018-04-21T02:08:15.994+12:00Tauranga City Council wanted the road, it wasn'...Tauranga City Council wanted the road, it wasn't going to get central government funding. The road was partly about improving the attractiveness of development at Pyes Pa, and it lobbied for a local bill to enable the road to proceed. Central Government didn't care, as it wouldn't pay for it and it liked the idea of a local authority tolling to pay for a road.<br /><br />The modelling the Council used was clearly inadequate and of course it's now part of NZTA's network (and tolling system). It is doing better than it has done for years, I would be fairly confident it now pays for itself.Scott Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834128869502195521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940640458972958593.post-54402026655667485612018-03-02T21:12:57.537+13:002018-03-02T21:12:57.537+13:00Which leaves open the question of why the decision...Which leaves open the question of why the decision was made and who had allowed influences from other parties to be accepted. These things are never accidents.Bob Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03361630853663656830noreply@blogger.com