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What is the total capital funding held in tagged contingency for the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport: Road of National Significance – Cambridge to Piarere initiative in Budget 2026, what amount is expected to be supplemented from the National Land Transport Fund, what is the total forecast project cost, and what is the expected construction start and completion date, if any?

Answered Question 24299 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the total capital funding held in tagged contingency for the Government Policy Statement on Land Transport: Road of National Significance – Cambridge to Piarere initiative in Budget 2026, what amount is expected to be supplemented from the National Land Transport Fund, what is the total forecast project cost, and what is the expected construction start and completion date, if any?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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$1.773M is provided for Cambridge to Piarere in Budget 2026. The full cost of the project will include a contribution from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF). As the project is yet to be tendered, it is considered that the NLTF component is commercially sensitive and I do not consider it appropriate to release the expected NLTF contribution at this time. Construction is expected to begin in 2027 and anticipated to be completed by 2033/34