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Work on the station upgrade began in 2019 and it was one of four shovel-ready transport projects that received Government funding last year. The Government provided $47m for the Papatoetoe project, while approximately $12m came from the Regional Fuel Tax and the balance has come from Crown Infrastructure Partners and development contributions. When the design contract was awarded in early 2019 it was expected to cost $58.8m, but according to Polley the cost of the project has increased due to rising costs and the impact of Covid-19 on international supply chains. AT had originally planned to have the station up and running by late 2020, or early 2021. But last year’s lockdowns and other logistical issues around shutting down the rail lines for the work meant the timeline for the project was extended.
Gennevieve Jelitto lives in Ferndown Ave and has had cars crash through her front fence twice since 2016. The most recent crash happened in 2019. Jelitto said she was woken in the middle of the night by the sound of her fence being hit. She got out of bed only to find the motorist had taken off.
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Auckland Transport (AT) is trialling new road layouts in west Papatoetoe to help reduce the speed of vehicles in the area and prevent motorists using residential streets as shortcuts. Jelitto said she contacted the police on both occasions, but they were unable to locate the offenders.
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An Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board member says she needed sunglasses to see the glittering new Ngāti Ōtara Multi-sport Centre.
The former brick shed has undergone a $6.4 revamp to include new sport facilities, a laundromat, first-aid room, cafe/bar and on-site Whānau Ora medical clinic.
Lotu Fuli says the project almost got cut as the council looked to trim its budget in the wake of Covid. This is the one project I said this is the one thing I want to see done before I leave office. On Saturday I was overwhelmed with emotion. I had to wear sunglasses so people couldn t see me crying because I was crying the whole time to see the hopes and dreams of our community come to fruition after a long, long fight, she says.
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