Project History
December 2009
An updated Memorandum of Understanding signed between the between the project partners (Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council and ARTA).
October 2009
AMETI project team commences procurement of professional services.
July 2009
AMETI team submits revised funding application to New Zealand Transport Authority. This is accepted on 31 July.
24 April 2009
Auckland City Council’s Transport Committee endorses revised staging, funding applications to New Zealand Transport Authority.
April 2009
Presentation to New Zealand Transport Authority board by AMETI team.
15 April 2009
The AMETI Political Steering Group confirms findings of the peer review and rephasing. This affirms that AMETI is a regional priority and identified within the One Plan and Auckland Transport Plan. It agrees progress on:
- AMETI Panmure phase
- AMETI Sylvia Park phase
- AMETI Pakuranga interim improvements.
December 2008
Peer review of programme, which investigates the affordability of AMETI, and optimised staging, completed.
August 2008
AMETI Political Steering Group adopts a revised, staged approach to the programme of development. This concentrates delivery of the first stages of AMETI around Panmure and extends the timeframe for the entire programme to 2031 to provide for affordable progress.
March 2008
New Zealand Transport Authority indicates that AMETI should be broken down into discrete packages.
November-December 2007
NTZA conditionally approves funding contribution of $23.4 million towards the full designation of the AMETI route. As part of the funding, an optimisation process was requested. This meant the councils involved needed to re-look at best solutions for the route, and ensure their 10-year plans contained adequate provision for funding.
July 2007
Auckland and Manukau city councils endorsed the $1.33 billion package of integrated transport improvements for the east of Auckland between Glen Innes and Manukau City Centre (AMETI)