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Official start to Glen Innes to Tamaki cycle path this week
19 October 2015
Official start
to Glen Innes to Tamaki cycle path this
week
Construction of
one Auckland’s biggest ever cycle projects is starting on
Wednesday and will be marked by a sod-turning ceremony
attended by the Minister of Transport and Mayor of
Auckland.
The Glen Innes to Tamaki shared path is a 7.3km path for walking and cycling that starts in Merton Rd and follows the eastern rail line to Tamaki Drive at Hobson Bay. It will create one of the most scenic bike rides in Auckland and make walking and cycling into the city easier and more convenient for people living in communities throughout the inner eastern suburbs.
Following the
eastern rail line, the shared path goes across Orakei Basin
and comes out at Tamaki Dr where future cycle projects are
planned.
The project will be constructed in four stages.
It will completed in late 2018 with the first stage from
Merton Rd to St Johns Rd set to open in late 2016.
After short speeches there will be a sod-turning ceremony. In addition to Minister Simon Bridges and Mayor Len Brown, the project team from NZ Transport Agency and Auckland Transport will be in attendance.
Here is a youtube clip of the route https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcCv70nA434 and for more information on the project and stages go tohttp://www.AT.govt.nz/easternpath.
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