An artist s impression of what the larger ferry terminal could look like, in Picton.
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About 200 workers are estimated to be needed to build the replacement terminal, which would accommodate KiwiRail s new larger ferries.
The construction project was approved last week, and is a partnership between Port Marlborough, the Marlborough District Council, KiwiRail and Waka Kotahi.
The council s long-term plan, which is open for feedback, warned the terminal was one of two projects set to stretch Marlborough s already very tight housing supply .
Options to help ease the problem could include hotels, motels and camping grounds, which would benefit [after] the decline in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic and border closures.
Chloe Ranford Local Democracy Reporter09:01, May 10 2021
Brya Ingram
The Villa Backpackers Lodge owner Rob Burn outside his hostel, which he is willing to sell to house new ferry terminal workers.
The owner of a backpacker hostel in Picton has offered to sell his property to help house the 200 workers needed to build a new multimillion-dollar ferry terminal. The project – a partnership between Port Marlborough, the Marlborough District Council, KiwiRail and Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency – was approved last week and is needed to accommodate KiwiRail’s new larger ferries. The council s long-term plan, which is open for feedback, said the ferry terminal was one of two projects set to “stretch” Marlborough’s “already very tight housing supply”.