Update on Options – June 2017
| What's happening | As we get closer to selecting a preferred route option for the Mt Messenger bypass Project, we’d like to share some options with you. Feedback from the earlier consultation (2016/17) showed strong support for a route that provides travel time, safety and reliability benefits, however there were concerns about environmental and cultural impacts of a bypass. We have carried out further investigations and design work, and would like to get your views on the options. For more information see the media release . |
| When | Please join us at one of our drop-in sessions:
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| What's involved | Read the information on the route options and frequently asked questions . |
| Coming up | It is expected an announcement on a preferred option for the project will be made in the coming months. |
Programme launch
| What's happening | The Transport Minister Simon Bridges officially launched the Awakino Gorge to Mount Messenger Programme and start of the SH3 Safety and resilience improvements Project in Mokau. To mark the event, an information board about the Programme, was unveiled and stands in front of the Mokau Museum. |
| Timeframe | The event occurred on 17 May 2017. |
Community Consultation on Options
| What's happening | We consulted on route options for the Mt Messenger and Awakino Tunnel bypass projects along with other safety and resilience improvements for the 58 km stretch of State Highway 3 from the Awakino Gorge to Mount Messenger:
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| Purpose | We wanted to know what options the local communities and other stakeholders favoured and the reasons for their choices. |
| Consultation period | There was a six week consultation from 21 November 2016 to 6 January 2017. |
| Consultation findings | Read the Consultation of Options Report – April 2017 |
| Announcement | The preferred options for the Awakino Tunnel bypass Project and SH3 Safety and resilience improvements Project, along with the next steps for the Mt Messenger bypass Project have been announced . |
Community Consultation on Options
| What we proposed | We consulted on route options for the Mt Messenger and Awakino Tunnel bypass projects along with other safety and resilience improvements for the 58 km stretch of State Highway 3 from the Awakino Gorge to Mount Messenger:
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| Why we consulted | We wanted to know what options the local communities and other stakeholders favoured and the reasons for their choices. |
| Consultation period | There was a six week consultation from 21 November 2016 to 6 January 2017. |
| Consultation findings | Read the Consultation of Options Report – April 2017 |
| Announcement | The preferred options for the Awakino Tunnel bypass Project and SH3 Safety and resilience improvements Project, along with the next steps for the Mt Messenger bypass Project have been announced . |