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What weighting, if any, was given to benefit-cost ratios when assigning Roads of National Significance to each phase of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline?

Answered Question 31514 (2026)
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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What weighting, if any, was given to benefit-cost ratios when assigning Roads of National Significance to each phase of the July 2026 Major Transport Projects Pipeline?

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Hon Chris Bishop

Member for Hutt South · National Party · Minister of Transport

Answer

BCR was not used as a standalone determinant of project phasing, and no weighting was applied solely for assigning projects to phases within the July 2026 MTPP.