The Te Ara Tupua project is a proposed active transport route between Wellington and Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
The project has three components, including:
- the Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one section
- the Pito-one to Melling section, and
- the Wellington CBD to Ngā Ūranga section.
The Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one section is a shared off-road path from the Ngauranga interchange to the Petone interchange.
The Pito-one to Melling section is an off-road cycle path with shared path connections linking the Petone railway station to the Hutt River Trail.
The Wellington CBD to Ngā Ūranga section includes a cycling facility which will run from Bunny Street along Thorndon Quay and Hutt Road to the Ngauranga interchange.
Key Dates
Nov 2015 | Project Announcement |
Jul 2022 | Contract Award: Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one section |
Dec 2022 | Expected Construction Commencement |
Procurement
Procuring Agency: | Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency |
Successful Tenderer: | Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one section: The Te Ara Tupua Alliance comprising Downer, HEB Construction and Tonkin + Taylor. |
PROJECT HISTORY
Oct 2019 | Construction commenced on the Pito-one to Melling section. |
Feb 2021 | The Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One section of Te Ara Tupua was approved under the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-Track Consenting) Act. |
Apr 2021 | NZ$171 million to NZ$190 million of funding from the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency was approved for the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-one section of the project. They also announced a consortia comprising Downer NZ, HEB Construction and Tonkin + Taylor, supported by Isthmus, Boffa Miskell and Holmes Consulting has been invited to form an alliance with Waka Kotahi for the delivery of this section. |
Jun 2021 | New schedule for project completion confirmed - the Pito-one to Melling section of the project has been delayed by a year, with the expected completion date changed to early 2023 as opposed to 2022. |
Sep 2021 | The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency confirmed the project cost of the the Ngā Ūranga to Pito-one section in its 2021-24 National Land Transport Program, with $179 million allocated to the project. |
Jul 2022 | Waka Kotahi approved NZ$312 million in funding for the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One section of the project, an increase on the NZ$179 million funding previously approved in 2021. |
Jul 2022 | The Alliance contract, Te Ara Tupua Alliance, for the Ngā Ūranga ki Pito-One section was awarded to Downer, HEB Construction and Tonkin + Taylor. |