The average cost of a pedestrian crossing in Auckland has reached $470,000 but an Auckland councillor has had enough of the "ludicrous spending".
Auckland Transport spokesman Mark Lambert said despite the high cost of the 27 planned signalised crossings, they are necessary in high risk areas such as schools.
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