The Melling transport improvements provide a new safer grade separated interchange, road and pedestrian bridges over Te Awa Kairangi Hutt River, relocation of the Melling train station to a new integrated public transport hub, plus additional shared pathways.
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is working in partnership with Hutt City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, Taranaki Whānui, and Ngāti Toa, on RiverLink, a project that combines crucial flood protection work, the Melling transport improvements, and Hutt City urban revitalisation. Together, we want to make Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Lower Hutt) a more connected, resilient, and vibrant city.
The Melling transport improvements provides a new safer grade separated Melling interchange, a new road bridge over Te Awa Kairangi, a new walking and cycling bridge, relocation of the Melling train station to a new integrated public transport hub, and new shared pathways.
You can check out the Councils’ websites for more information about their proposals:
The Melling transport improvements aim to:
RiverLink will bring a wide range of benefits to the tens of thousands of Kiwis who live in, work in, and travel through Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai every day, and after many years of planning and development work, we’re really excited to finally be in a position to get on and deliver this project in 2023.
RiverLink resource consents have been granted by the Environment Court.
Procurement documents have been released, marking the start of our formal process to select a preferred team of designers and constructors to partner with to deliver the project. This procurement process is closed on 15 December 2022, with a preferred proponent announced in March 2023.
Early works are scheduled to start in early to mid-2023, with main construction starting in late 2023.
The RiverLink programme is expected to be completed in 2027.
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