ACT has announced their new transport infrastructure policy barring public art being funded from transport budgets, and requiring the “lowest-cost safe option” for new transport projects to be publicised alongside the preferred option.

The party gave examples, including the nearly $631,000 spent on a 12m-high sculpture at the Piarere roundabout on the Waikato Expressway.

ACT infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court told Heather du Plessis-Allan "we've spent years essentially turning good roads into a philosophy seminar."

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ACT has announced their new transport infrastructure policy barring public art being funded from transport budgets, and requiring the “lowest-cost safe option” for new transport projects to be publicised alongside the preferred option.
The party gave examples, including the nearly $631,000 spent on a 12m-high sculpture at the Piarere roundabout on the Waikato Expressway.
ACT infrastructure spokesperson Simon Court told Heather du Plessis-Allan "we've spent years essentially turning good roads into a philosophy seminar."
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Simon Court: ACT infrastructure spokesman says 'lowest-cost safe option' will be prioritised

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