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We’re making Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt’s transport network fit for our future.
Community Connections is part of Council’s work to build new ways for local people to get around by foot or small wheels as part of our city’s ongoing transformation to be a better place to live, raise families and do business.
Our two Community Connections projects in Avalon and Taitā will connect residents and schools with the heart of their communities, providing safer transport options that are good for us and our environment and improving the experience for people using our footpaths.
Following community consultation in 2023 we are now moving into the next phase of the project. Work to install the new shared paths and other safety xx will start in late February 2025 in Avalon.
Background
Originally to be funded through NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s (NZTA) Transport Choices programme, NZTA paused funding in October 2023 to most projects that it was supporting, which included our two Community Connections projects in Taita and Avalon. It was confirmed in November 2023 that Council would no longer receive any additional funding for these projects after initial designs had already been completed. Since then, we have worked to refine the original proposed designs and are now moving forward from within Council budgets.
The route through Taitā will connect residents and schools with the railway station, shopping centre, Walter Nash Centre and the arterial travel corridors alongside the rail and river trails, where existing bike safety infrastructure are located.
For Avalon, we’re upgrading Walter Street and Gordon Street around local schools to better connect schools and residents with the nearby train station and beltway cycleway.
We appreciate all the feedback that was received when we consulted with the community on the proposed plans in 2023. We have revised the designs, taking community feedback into consideration where possible.
We are now in the next phase of the project, work to install the new shared paths and other safety features will start in March 2025 in Avalon.
What’s happening?
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