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Section 2
Starting at the intersection of St Johns Road and St Heliers Bay Road, Section 2 travels through Pourewa Valley, past Meadowbank Train Station to Ōrākei Basin.
The valley’s topography and environment have presented technical challenges and access constraints. In determining the route, we have sought to create a path that follows the contours of the land, provides ease of use and accessibility for people of all abilities, while minimising earthworks and environmental impact.
Where are we at with Section 2?
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The route planning is fully complete.
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We undertook community consultation in late 2018 on the design aspects of the path - the report is on the AT website: at.govt.nz/easternpath
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We have used the feedback to help finish the detailed design of the path and this is close to completion.
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Once the full design is complete, we will share this on the AT website.
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We are working through a small alteration to the designation, securing resource consent and land owner approvals.
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We are working on the construction planning. Once underway, it will take about two years to construct this section of the path.
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Plans are in place to start construction by the end of the year (2019) subject to statutory approvals and funding being in place.
How are we working with the community and stakeholders at the moment?
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You can read the consultation report for the community engagement we carried out in late 2018 for Section 2 on the AT website.
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We are meeting regularly with the Ōrākei Local Board who continue to provide valuable input into designing the path.
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We are talking to people who live close to the route where we want to offer them a privacy fence or planting because the path is near their house, or their property may be impacted by construction and we want to let them know more about this.
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We are working with other groups and businesses in the area such as the iwi, Meadowbank Pony Club, Purewa Cemetery, Auckland Council, Watercare and KiwiRail to ensure that all of our planning is in place to be able to start building this section of the path.
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As our plans around construction become more detailed we will continue to talk to the people, groups and businesses who will be impacted by the construction.
More about Section 2
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There will be changes to the intersection at St Johns Road and St Heliers Bay Road to make it safer to travel between Sections 1 and 2.
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The landings will be longer and more widely spaced than Section 1 to make the journey more pleasant.
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The shared path will cross the KiwiRail and Watercare access roads located at the basin end of the path. This means that we will install a bollard to prevent unauthorised vehicles accessing the path, use markings and surface treatments to indicate the shared path and install signs to alert path users and maintenance people of each other’s presence. We are working through what the signage will look like but it is likely that it will include some sort of illumination when it is activated by vehicles crossing.
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The path will be made of a mix of concrete bridges and boardwalks and a mix of post and wire fences, no fence or balustrades with handrails. Next to the rail corridor there will be some fencing to keep people off the train line.
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The team is still working through the designs for the balustrades and we will make these public once they are finalised.
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