Auckland councillor appalled at national cycleway project blowouts

An Auckland councillor says she’s “appalled” at cycleway project mismanagement by Waka Kotahi fuelling cost blowouts, RNZ reports. Cycling advocates are calling for more transparency and for NZTA to stop inflating the budgets with spending that should come out of state highway funds. Auckland councillor and chair of its regulatory committee, Linda Cooper worries the funding shortfalls will cut into joint council-NZTA cycle projects.