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Have your say on the region’s transport priorities

For immediate release: Wednesday 18 February 2009
 
For the first time the Regional Transport Committee and its advisory group are developing a document called the Regional Land Transport Programme, which prioritises the region’s key transport projects.
 
The Programme lists in order what work could be completed during the next three years to make our region easier to move around and what these projects will cost.
 
All the city and district councils in the Bay of Plenty, as well as the New Zealand Transport Agency, are currently putting forward a list of transport projects they would like to see completed in their areas.
 
The Regional Transport Committee, which is made up of representatives from Environment Bay of Plenty, district and city councils, NZTA and other stakeholder groups, will then pull all these projects together and develop a draft priority list of transport projects.
 
The Committee will then consult with the public on behalf of Environment Bay of Plenty to make sure its priority list reflects the community’s views.
 
Regional Transport Committee Chairperson Jane Nees said the Programme was about more than just funding for roads.
 
“The Programme will set out how much money will be allocated to services, infrastructure and facilities including bus stops, footpaths, cycle lanes and walking school buses.  It will also feature priority projects to make the region’s roads safer for all users including road safety campaigns,” Mrs Nees said.
 
A draft copy of the Regional Land Transport Programme will be available from 30 March 2009.  Bay of Plenty residents will have an opportunity to tell us what they think about the proposed priority list of projects from Monday 30 March 2009 until Thursday 30 April 2009.  Hearings will be held in May 2009 and the final Regional Land Transport Programme will be adopted in June 2009.
 
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