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Government announces review into CRL cost blowouts

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Publish Date
Fri, 8 May 2026, 6:07am
The City Rail Link has largely been built and the controls systems are being installed and tested. Photo / Corey Fleming
The City Rail Link has largely been built and the controls systems are being installed and tested. Photo / Corey Fleming

Government announces review into CRL cost blowouts

Author
Newstalk ZB ,
Publish Date
Fri, 8 May 2026, 6:07am

City Rail Link cost concerns are re-igniting calls for a shake up to the way we approach infrastructure. 
 
The project's former boss Sean Sweeney claims the build could've been completed at half the estimated 5.5-billion-dollar. 

It sparked Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to announce a full review of the project after it's opened later this year.  

Infrastructure NZ Chief Executive Nick Leggett shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge. 

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