Warkworth route protection proposals: Hearings planned

Eight days in November have been set down for hearings on controversial Notices of Requirement (NOR), aimed at safeguarding routes for prospective new transport corridors around Warkworth, and potentially impacting hundreds of properties.

The lodging of the NORs with Auckland Council is a key step in a scheme to secure land needed for eight separate transport projects, envisaged over the next 10-30 years to cater for Warkworth’s projected expansion.

Coordinated by Supporting Growth, an initiative of Auckland Transport and Waka Kotahi, the proposals will affect an estimated 19 proper...