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本帖最后由 陌生的香港人 于 2011-3-25 15:16 编辑
This kind of argument can go on and on with numerous studies done over the years and cost of construction keeps increasing but the thing is still never built. Also, the latest proposal plus the cost estimate released by the NZTA is just for a crossing to be used by CARS only, which is different from the last proposal where there was a rail component in it, with a termianl proposed somewhere at Akoranga Drive (near the current AUT North Shore Campus) near Takapuna.
NZTA simply takes the train element away this time in its latest evaluation of bridge vs tunnel options - this again may diminish a hope that there will be a rail service to the Shore in mid-term and means the new crossing, even built, will be congested very quickly as road building can never match the pace of an increase in the number of motor vehicles and population growth, unless one of the roads is tolled.
On the other hand, the Auckland Council and the National Government are still arguing on how to fund that "CBD Rail Loop" project - a rail project that just adds 3 to 4 more stations near the fringe of the CBD area to make the rail likes a 'loop' - and they think by doing this, it would save the world and more people would take trains!
I don't see too much value to build this CBD Rail Loop but think $$$ may be better spent on other areas where the expansion to the current rail network could make some real difference to people's travel behaviour. For example, in a longer term, Auckland at least needs (1). rail linking Otahuhu and Avondale, (2). rail to North Shore and (3). rail connecting the Auckland Isthmus and the Eastern Suburbs (Pakuranga and Howick - as there is simply no rail over there at all!) in order to form a reasonable/workable regioal rail network if it wants people not to rely on cars.
Unfortunately, Auckland is simply not Shanghai so these projects doomed to be too "big" fpr Kiwis so they could only remain to be a dream..... |
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