Cost: $40 + GST
Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi – Delivering Riverlink is a collaborative partnership between Greater Wellington Regional Council, Hutt City Council, New Zealand Transport Agency – Waka Kotahi, iwi mana whenua Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika (Taranaki Whānui), Ngāti Toa Rangatira (Ngāti Toa), and the AECOM-Fletcher alliance who are working together to transform Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai – Lower Hutt. It includes crucial flood protection and river restoration work, improvements to public transport, walking & cycling routes, local roads and the SH2 Melling Interchange, as well as urban revitalisation of the Lower Hutt city centre.
Physical scope elements of the project includes:
- Upgrading the flood protection system to provide increased protection to Hutt City
- Increasing the distance between (width and height) of the stopbanks to provide more room for the water to flow downstream
- Protecting the ecological health of the river
- Replacing the Melling Bridge with a wider, longer bridge to span the distance between the stopbanks
- Upgrading the Melling/State Highway 2 (SH2) intersection to a grade separated interchange
- Moving the Melling railway station and the cycling / park & ride facilities south of the existing station
- Building a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the river to link the Lower Hutt city centre to the public transport hub
- Developing a new cycle path north from Bridge Street along the rail corridor, connecting Te Ara Tupua in the south to the new public transport hub at Melling Station
- Stimulating redevelopment and creating opportunities for recreational, social and cultural activities
- Improving streets with pedestrian pathways, outdoor dining areas, enhanced lighting and street-based markets
The field trip will include visiting:
- The Belmont Wetland – the forerunner for schemes designed to manage stream and stormwater run-off into Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River, improving its water quality and supporting habitats for wildlife
- The works underway for raising the stopbank by up to 1.5 metres between Melling Bridge and north of Mills Street. The existing stopbank between existing Melling Bridge and Mills Street currently has the lowest level of flood protection in the area, with only 1 in 65 year flood event protection. When all of the works under Te Awa Kairangi programme are completed, the Hutt Valley will be protected from a 2,800m3/s flood (approximately 1 in 440 year flood event including for future climate change).
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