The 6.5km cycleway connects Waterloo station to Taita. “It really is right down the spine of Lower Hutt, along the rail corridor. It’s been a pretty positive outcome that we were able to use that space.” The council’s next focus would be on developing safe connections to the cycleway from suburban streets, he said. “The key is that we need to create better connections onto the Beltway itself. There are some pinch points and challenges in our suburbs,” he said. The Beltway cycleway is one of several major projects for cycling and walking currently uderway in the Hutt Valley, including Te Hikoi Ararewa (Wainuiomata Hill Shared Path), Te Ara Tupua (Ngauranga to Petone Shared Path), and the Eastern Bays Shared Path.
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Hutt City Council has formally kicked off the development of a new transport strategy to help tackle Lower Hutt’s growing transport challenges.
The development of the strategy comes at a key point in Lower Hutt’s history. The city is growing at one of its fastest rates, evidenced by the fact it exceeded its previous 2030 population targets last year. This has added pressure on existing infrastructure, equating to a greater load on key transport links like SH2, the Petone Esplanade, and increasingly the Lower Hutt CBD.
There are also a significant number of key transport projects in the pipeline, such as the upgrade of Melling Interchange, Eastern Bays Shared Path, Te Ara Tupua (Ngāūranga to Petone Shared Path), and the long planned Cross Valley Connections project.
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The Integrated Transport Strategy is designed to bring together the city s roads, public transport and active transport options, and set out a vision for the future of the city s transport network.
It includes a number of key projects already in the pipeline, including the Melling Interchange upgrade, the Eastern Bays shared path, Te Ara Tupua (Ngāūranga to Petone Shared Path), and the long-planned Cross Valley Connections project.
The city s population is increasing at one of its fastest rates, having already met its 2030 population target last year.
This has placed a burden on existing infrastrucutre, putting a greater stress on current transport links, including State Highway 2, the Petone Esplanade, and the CBD.