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In a recent discussion on social media, a user has made a comparison between the proposed budget for the new Wellington SH1 tunnel/roading changes and the potential number of half-price bus trips that could be funded with the same amount. The user suggests that if the project manages to stick to its proposed budget of 3.8 billion dollars, it could instead fund over 844 million half-price bus trips from the airport to Wellington. They argue that this could potentially reduce travel times during peak hours by the same 10 minutes, without the need to give up houses and green belt land, and causing a decade of disruption. If the project follows the transmission gully model and the cost blows out by 50%, the potential 5.7 billion dollar cost could fund over 1.266 billion half-price bus trips…