Unsealed roads set to get budget boost

Cr Greg Sayers has been working with residents, Rodney Local Board and the Mayor to push for better rural roads. Significant and long-awaited improvements in unsealed road maintenance might finally be on the cards from July, despite sweeping spending cuts elsewhere to plug Auckland Council’s $325 million budget deficit. The revised budget package being voted on this week includes a proposal to more than double the amount Auckland Transport (AT) is spending in maintaining unsealed roads, from $2.4 million to $5.1 million per year. The proposed increase is the result of sustained lobbying by Rod...