Work on the new Tītīraupenga Street arterial route is nearing completion with the Lake Terrace / Tītīraupenga Street intersection opening later today.
The intersection is one of the last pieces of the arterial route to be finished and will work in conjunction with the lights and priority changes we carried out on Tītīraupenga Street over the last 12 months.
With this cross-town traffic diverted away from the CBD we now have a much more pedestrian-friendly town centre and better access to the Tongariro Domain – as well as more parking on Tongariro Street.
This is a real milestone for our project and it’s great to have this huge piece of work behind us and the new traffic flow bedding in.
While the intersection will be opening to traffic travelling on the new arterial route along Lake Terrace and Tītīraupenga Street, the northbound leg of Lake Terrace will remain closed so that new concrete pedestrian crossings will have time to properly harden. We know that many in our community have been looking forward to these additional crossings on Lake Terrace and they are another important part of the project that make for safer streets.
