OPINION: Have you heard the joke about Transmission Gully? Mark Coote/Supplied Dave Armstrong says a toll on Transmission Gully would help us realise that the real cost of cars is way higher than meets the eye. READ MORE:* Transmission Gully to open by September 2021 after lengthy negotiations* Transmission Gully: After five years and multiple delays, unknowns just keep stacking up* NZTA looks to ‘plan B’ for Transmission GullyYes, the Kaikōura earthquake was a factor, but a ‘’we need 30 per cent more funding’’ factor? I’m afraid that the Transmission Gully circus has become an open joke – a farce majeure – in many circles. So why didn’t NZTA just pull the plug on Transmission Gully?

Source: Stuff August 24, 2020 17:02 UTC