29 Jun 2022

Govt's Wellington light rail plan met with some scepticism on capital streets

From Checkpoint, 5:34 pm on 29 June 2022

The wheels appear to be moving on Wellington's massive transport and infrastructure overhaul - at a landmark cost of $7.2 billion.

The government's given the thumbs up for light rail across town, an extra Mount Victoria tunnel, and roads rearranged around the Basin Reserve.

But reactions to light rail have been mixed. Our reporter Kirsty Frame has more.