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The aftermath of a crash at Belmont, Lower Hutt. (File photo) After the death of local man Christopher John Westbury, 41, near the intersection with Grounsell Cres in Belmont on May 18, the community held a meeting to discuss concerns about the area – including rat running” where drivers by dodge red lights on the highway by turning and speeding down Grounsell Cres. In the wake of the meeting, Hutt South MP Ginny Andersen and Lower Hutt-based National MP Chris Bishop both wrote to Waka Kotahi to arrange a meeting . On Tuesday, Waka Kotahi’s director of regional relationships Emma Speight responded saying that work on making the crossing safer was underway. ....
getwellymoving.co.nz A mass public transport system is due to be constructed between Wellington Railway Station and the airport as part of the $6.4 billion Let s Get Wellington Moving programme. The decision not to extend a new Wellington Airport bus service to Lower Hutt has been described by proponents as “a slap in the face” to ratepayers. Wellington has been without a direct bus route to the airport since the Airport Flyer service stopped operating in November. It had been running, through Wellington city and onto Lower Hutt, for 20 years but was axed by the Airport and NZ Bus after it was found to be too costly. ....
The GWRC has since said it plans to have a bus service between Wellington Airport and Wellington city up and running again by mid-2022. The council will make a decision about extending the route to Lower Hutt once submissions on the transport plan close on March 19. In the first 24 hours after the launch of Fight for the Flyer, 700 people made submissions. During the weekend, another 400 added their voices. One submitter was a 93-year-old who said trying to get from their Hutt Valley home to the airport to board a plane tovisit relatives in Auckland was difficult without a direct bus. ....