Tauranga City Council's contribution to a central Government transport project will cost the average ratepayer just under $1 a year.
Today the council clarified how much money it will put towards keeping the Bayfair underpass, or a suitable replacement, and made public information from a closed-door meeting where the funding was agreed.
The underpass was slated for removal as part of the $120 million Baylink project, after the cost to retain it blew out, but community protests forced the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency to look for alternatives.
Last week the council said it had approved "up to" $2m in funding towards keeping the underpass or a suitable alternative crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. This was approved in a closed-door meeting late last year.
In a statement today, strategy and growth general manager Christine Jones said the council had agreed to contribute $990,000 to the construction of an underpass.