Cost blowout almost inevitable on Auckland’s ambitious city rail link
The council and the government have begun talking business on the CRL.
There's no guarantee there won’t be a budget blowout in Auckland’s soon to be under way $2.4 billion City Rail Link (CRL).
In fact, it is almost a given. Research on 44 international rail developments shows the average cost escalation of each project was 45%.
One of the latest projects – the 32km
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Sally Lindsay
Fri, 01 Apr 2016
Fri, 01 Apr 2016
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Cost blowout almost inevitable on Auckland’s ambitious city rail link
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