It is understood that the Government is also considering scrapping its $785 million walking and cycling bridge over the harbour. On Tuesday, Robertson would not confirm that the walking and cycling bridge would definitely be going ahead, only that the bridge was the current proposal. When asked whether he would renege on building the bridge, Robertson said "we continually look at the network and the programme to make sure that it works well". The current plan for the bridge only serves two modes - walking and cycling. National campaigned on bringing forward a second harbour crossing at the last election.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 03, 2021 00:11 UTC