Confirmation for the Petone to Grenada Link Road released today by the New Zealand Transport Authority signals that the Wellington motorway through Tawa will not be made wider, and there will not be a new road through Takapu Valley.
“The NZTA decision is an important step forward in regional transport planning and settles the preferred route,” says Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown.
The link will greatly facilitate the new mixed-use development of the ‘Northern Growth Area’ known as Lincolnshire Farms.
“I’m keen to see a new bus route run between Tawa and the Hutt Valley from the day the link opens,” says Wade-Brown.
Councillor Andy Foster, says the link will provide both reduced traffic pressure on the Ngauranga Gorge and a shorter link between the Hutt Valley and Porirua.
“The route announced today will be great news for Takapu Valley and Tawa residents,” says Foster. “There will be no widening of the motorway through Tawa and no new road through Takapu Valley.
“Council voted to support the link road but was against both the extra options, and we are delighted with NZTA’s decision,” he says.
