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Public consultation on the $1.3 million plan for the next stretch of Orewa Boulevard, originally to take place last May, and then in December or February, has been deferred again.
The extension of Orewa Boulevard, from Riverside Road to Empire Road is being paid for out of the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board’s Transport Capital Fund and will be managed by Auckland Transport (AT).
By the middle of last month, AT had set up a ‘community liaison group’, which includes residents, business groups and the local board. The group has had its first meeting and another one is due this month.
AT spokesperson Mark Hannan says after that, there will be more of an idea of a timeline for taking the plan out to the public for feedback.
The plan is expected to include a pedestrian crossing, paved footpath, angle parking on the beach side, street lighting and traffic islands with planting.
The estimated cost of $1.3 million went up by $100,000 when the Hibiscus & Bays Local Board agreed to add a 3.5m wide shared pedestrian/cycleway on the seaward side (HM September 4).
