Action for Transport
On page 56, the audit report states:
"The Government's strategic plan, Action for Transport 2010 saw the tunnel as .... part of a larger plan to improve life in the Central Business District. The plan envisaged one lane would be closed on William Street to enable widening of pavements and landscaping work …."
Comment: The Department acknowledges that the development of the Cross City Tunnel saw the project area extend further from the CBD than was acknowledged in the CBD, particularly with the modification (the "Long 80" tunnel) to the approved project. Notwithstanding this, Action for Transport 2010 is a strategic planning document providing an overview of the project and the types of changes that were likely to be included as the project was known at the time and would not have been intended to present a final project. Naturally more detailed plans developed over time as the project objectives were further refined and results of community consultation were taken into account. This will continue to be the case where strategic planning documents identify key projects and the broad objectives to be further refined over time.