Taruheru River Pathway: Gisborne consultation opens on first-stage plans

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Gisborne District Council is seeking feedback on the first stage of the Taruheru River Pathway (Te Ara o Taruheru). The project, estimated to cost $15.7 million, will be delivered…

Consultation on three plans developed for the first section of the path, connecting Campion Rd to Grundy St, has opened for feedback. Graphic / Gisborne District Council

Public consultation on a project almost 18 years in the making has opened in Gisborne.

Gisborne District Council is seeking feedback on the first stage of the Taruheru River Pathway (Te Ara o Taruheru).

The project, estimated to cost $15.7 million, will be delivered alongside Tairāwhiti Trails, using $2.5m committed in the council’s current three-year plan.

The transport corridor was approved by councillors in March and will include off-road paths and on-road cycleways.

Cycle advocates and some residents have welcomed the project, which could provide a safer route for school students.

The first phase of construction would connect Campion Rd to Grundy St.

It was identified as the most deliverable section of the pathway within current funding constraints, while providing early benefits to the community.

A business case prepared by the council and Tapuwae Tairāwhiti Trails Trust (Tairāwhiti Trails) estimated the project could deliver $13.50 in health and transport benefits for every $1 invested.

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