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EPISODE · May 7, 2026 · 2 MIN

Alan Pollard: Civil Contractors NZ CEO on the Government's planned review of the City Rail Link's cost

from The Mike Hosking Breakfast · host Newstalk ZB

City Rail Link cost concerns are re-igniting calls for a shake up to the way we approach infrastructure. The project's former boss Sean Sweeney claims the build could've been completed at half the estimated $5.5 billion. It sparked Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop to announce a full review of the project after it's opened later this year. Civil Contractors New Zealand CEO Alan Pollard told Mike Hosking Sweeney's views line up with broader over-spending concerns. He says we have a tendency to favour bespoke design, whereas having a catalogue of standard designs would be much more efficient. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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