Boulevard extension approaches $2 million The cost estimate for the extension of Ōrewa Boulevard, from Riverside to Empire Road, has risen by a further $400,000. At a Hibiscus and Bays Local Board workshop on July 8, Auckland Transport elected member relationship manager Ben Halliwell told members the earlier cost estimate of $1.4m has gone up to $1.8m. He says the increase is because of projected risk to do with things such as underground work, as well as the post-Covid cost rise in things like materials. The extension of the pedestrian-friendly boulevard continues work completed by the former Rodney District Council that upgraded Hibiscus Coast Highway from Moana Ave to Riverside Road, and slowed traffic.