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Clarification on City Centre Future Access Study
Auckland Transport media
release
13 December 2012
Clarification on City Centre Future Access
Study
Auckland Transport has provided technical clarification in response to questions, comments and assumptions made after today’s release of the City Centre Future Access Study.
• The reference base case included all transport
projects in the Auckland Plan including the Additional
Waitemata Harbour Crossing, Waterview, SH16 and Puhoi to
Wellsford and the Study therefore represents a best case
scenario of the problems of access.
• The Study
provides a comparative assessment of options which were
agreed with Central Government. The Benefit Cost Ratios
(BCRs) reflect the comparative benefit of the options; they
are not a business case evaluation.
• The Study used
Statistics New Zealand medium population growth projections
agreed between local government and the Ministry of
Transport, NZTA and Treasury.
• The models used to
inform the Study are the same as those used on a number of
major projects such as Puhoi to Wellsford, Waterview and the
Additional Waitemata Harbour Crossing.
• The
comparative BCR assessment took into account the assessment
of Wider Economic Benefits (WEBs) as is common practice for
large infrastructure projects. If these WEBs are excluded,
the comparative BCR for the City Rail Link option would
still be more than four times better than the next option of
surface bus.
• The Study considered a total of 46
options including light rail, mobility pods, ferries and
multiple bus and rail options. They were refined using multi
criteria analysis to reach agreement among central and local
government agencies about those shortlisted.
• The
Study was designed to select the best option, not to justify
funding. The next step in this process is a detailed
business case in which the options will be optimised and the
fundability of the project fully worked through in a
considered manner.
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