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What is the expected timeframe for the Auckland Level Crossings Removal (including Western Line) project, listed as a council-led project in Phase Three of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline?

Answered Question 31392 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the expected timeframe for the Auckland Level Crossings Removal (including Western Line) project, listed as a council-led project in Phase Three of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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For the Western Line, the business case is still being developed, with construction of 21 level crossing removal sites currently envisaged over the next two decades, subject to funding availability. Priority sites will be delivered first.