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Baxter Street in Warkworth has been busy with contractors over the past two weeks, as improvements are made in and around carparks at either end of Auckland Council buildings.
The first area to be tackled was around the clock tower, information centre and public toilets, which was fenced off for several days as a digger moved in.
Council’s customer and community services head of operations, Oliver Kunzendorff, said the work involved clearing existing flower beds and laying concrete to reconfigure the layout slightly.
“This small service area gets very busy and at times it can be difficult for people to access the toilets, information centre and library,” he said. “Council contractors are adjusting some of the garden beds, which will make it easier for people to access these facilities.”
He said most of the garden beds would be replanted and the work was costing $19,000.
Meanwhile, stage two of the Rodney Local Board-funded Warkworth town centre upgrade has also started, with the closure and excavation of the small carpark next to the Old Masonic Hall and the Baxter Street bus stop.
The diggers moved in last week to remove the old asphalt and replace it with concrete and line markings. There will be a new dedicated parking space to allow access for wheelchairs onto the pavement in front of the Masonic Hall.
In addition, new footpaths will be put in to connect the area to the riverside walkway, new picnic tables and a bike rack will be installed and new garden beds will go in at the carpark entrance.
Kunzendorff said the $175,000 project was expected to take about a month and the carpark should reopen at the end of July, depending on the weather.
“Council contractors are working with Mahurangi Winter Festival organisers to ensure the least disruption to festival events taking place this month,” he added.
