Councils in cyclone-hit regions staring down a decade-long roading recovery say they simply cannot afford it.
Emphasis mine.
The duration of the remedial works is the problem more than the cost.
If it takes a decade to recover from an event that is likely to reoccurr more frequently then it’s a losing game.
It’s a shame that local and central government in NZ just can’t/won’t maintain infrastructure.
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We can afford it, we’ve just decided as a country that landlord taxcuts and untaxed capital gains are more important.
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And specifically for roads, light vehicles (cars, utes) can only subsidise the damage heavy freight does so much before folks start to notice.
