Taking $5 billion out of the State highway network, which was one of Phil Twyford's first acts when he became transport Minister, wasn't enough. He claimed that we had over-invested in roads for decades, so he took $5 billion out of the State highway network to instead put into Auckland rail and cycle projects, and now what this bill does is formalises that raid. This says that wasn't enough; we now need to raid that piggy bank of money even more—take more money out of roads to put into rail. 