Work restarted on Kaiteriteri road

December 6th, 2013
[From TDC Newsline]

Construction work has now restarted on the Motueka to Kaiteriteri road, with a solution having been found to the engineering of the cliff side corner known as Pukekoikoi, or Turner's Bluff.

The work is due for completion by 16th April 2014. To ensure minimum disruption during the busy Christmas period all work will cease from 10th December to 13th January.

The Council started to implement plans to improve the corner, and other sections of the road, over 12 months ago, but the discovery of a historically significant Maori pa site meant that work was put on hold while the Historic Places Trust, local iwi, the landowners and other stakeholders investigated the site.

That investigative work has concluded, resulting in the Council re-routing the road 50 metres further inland than was previously planned and the pa site being designated as a reserve.

As part of the construction work an underpass is being built so that cyclists riding Tasman's Great Taste Trail can safely ride from Motueka to Kaiteriteri without having to cross the road.

"Improving safety for those travelling between Motueka and Kaiteriteri is something that the Council has been working towards for a number of years, and it's great to see the work progressing," says Programme Delivery Manager Russell McGuigan.

"We have had fantastic support from all the project's stakeholders, including those who got involved when the Maori pa site was discovered. We've had a very positive outcome to that unexpected find, and are now focused on the construction of the road.

"As well as making the corner safer we have also been able to straighten sections, and include an underpass for the cycle trail, which will benefit everyone."

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