Orewa Boulevard plan consultation

Public consultation on the next stage of turning Hibiscus Coast Highway (where it passes through Orewa town centre) into a pedestrian friendly boulevard, is expected to begin this month.

The proposed extension is from Riverside Road to Empire Road and will cost more than $1.3 million.

It continues the work completed by the former Rodney District Council that upgraded Hibiscus Coast Highway, from Moana Ave to Riverside Road, and slowed traffic.

The work is expected to include a pedestrian crossing, paved footpath, angle parking on the beach side, street lighting, traffic islands with planting and a new shared path through the reserve.