An extension at the end of Auckland's Queens Wharf to tie up large cruise ships has nearly doubled in cost
An extension at the end of Auckland's Queens Wharf to tie up large cruise ships has nearly doubled in cost
11 May 2019
The Weekend Herald has revealed the cost of building the 90metre fixed gangway and two concrete mooring structures fixed to the seabed has blown out by 75 per cent from 9.4 million to 16.9 million.
On top of that, council's development agency Panuku has spent 1.7million on professional fees for the mooring structures and will have to lawyer up at extra cost to defend a legal challenge to the resource consent.
Several groups opposed to the project have banded together to lodge an appeal in the Environment Court against the decision to build the gangway.
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