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What is the current total cost estimate for Takitimu North Link Stage 1, and how does it compare with the estimate at the start of construction?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What is the current total cost estimate for Takitimu North Link Stage 1, and how does it compare with the estimate at the start of construction?

Answered by

Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

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The current total cost estimate for Takitimu North Link Stage 1 is $884m. The 2021 estimate at the start of construction was approximately $655m. The majority of increased cost can be attributed to an 18-month archaeological delay.