Roberts Street crews hard at work in countdown to Christmas

The weather has been pretty mixed, but with all the major prep work done, the construction team on the Taupō town centre lakefront has been hard at it in the lead up to Christmas.

Over the coming days more of the site fronting Roberts Street will be gradually opened up. The team will also endeavour to open the footpath along the lakefront section for full use before Christmas. Some of the grassed areas will be fenced over summer so that the grass can bed in well without foot traffic.

The south-eastern end of the work site will remain off-limits over the Christmas/New Year break so that work crews can make a quick start on the final pieces of work after the holiday period. The mana whenua features will remain cloaked until they have been formally blessed during the area’s grand opening early next year.

Before they pause for Christmas, the Camex construction crew will be undertaking a massive site-wide tidy up, including around Ferry Road, which will then create more space for carparking.

The teams on the ground have done a fantastic job and Taupō District Council thanks everyone around the site for their patience. The work crew will be taking a well-earned break over Christmas and then will be back in the new year to finish off works before the official opening.