He Whakarauora Tāone
Urban revitalisation
Creating a river city
Te Wai Takamori o Te Awa Kairangi will help shape an innovative, prosperous and attractive future for Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai – Lower Hutt.
The programme will reconnect the city with Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River, creating a distinctive riverside character and a more vibrant central city.
Alongside improved flood protection, it will deliver better transport connections, new walking and cycling links, and enhanced public transport options, without adding congestion or greenhouse gas emissions.
Goals
Connection
Cycleways, pedestrian pathways, a riverside car park, new road layouts give more transport options.
Heart
Honouring Te Awa Kairangi / Hutt River at the heart of our city.
Vitality
Creating a lively cultural, social and economic centre.
Community
Building a unique place that helps shape our local and cultural identity.
Recreation
Creating a recreational space along the river’s edge, for walking and cycling.
Process
This partnership between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Greater Wellington Regional Council and Hutt City Council working together with Mana Whenua aims to develop better transport connections, build stronger flooding defences and create a city that is truly connected to Te Awa Kairangi Hutt River.
Funding
Hutt City Council is investing $138 million in RiverLink.
This includes a pedestrian cycle bridge between the central city and the newly relocated Melling line station, a Riverbank park, riverbank walkways and bike tracks, improvements to the look and feel of the central city and integration with the Riverbank park. It also includes upgrades to the traffic intersections near the project.
Project leadership
Partnering up allows us to do things that couldn’t be done by one agency alone. We can find areas where we can work together effectively, and bring separate projects together as one. It gives the three agencies the chance to work more efficiently, sharing funding and combining expertise.
