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Coastal Walkway Extension

The Coastal Walkway extension will add about 4km of pathway, including a 70m shared cycle/pedestrian bridge over the Waiwhakaiho river mouth, to extend the walkway to Ellesmere Ave in Bell Block. The extension will provide an alternative route for cycling and walking between Bell Block and the city centre and beyond.

It is estimated the project will cost $3.1 million with LTNZ contributing $1.88m or 61 per cent of the cost, and the council meeting the rest. 

The project will include sealing the existing Coastal Walkway across the dunes between the Waiwhakaiho River mouth and Fitzroy Motor Camp to make this section fully accessible to all cyclists and pedestrians.

The shared cycle/pedestrian bridge features a single arch, evocative of a breaking wave, that spans the bridge diagonally and will frame Mt Taranaki at one end.

• Route of the Coastal Walkway extension (One page 210KB PDF) 
• Design of the new shared pedestrian/cycle bridge (Two pages 615KB PDF) 

The Coastal Walkway currently extends 7km between Port Taranaki and the mouth of the Waiwhakaiho River connecting popular recreational features, residential areas and the CBD to the sea.

Work on the Coastal Walkway began in 1999.

 Coastal Walkway bridge over the Waiwhakaiho River

Bridge construction

Bridge construction: 18 months.
Bridge completion date: October 2009.
Contractor: Consortium led by Whitaker Civil Engineering Ltd and including Novare Design, Duffill Watts and Fitzroy Engineering.

Timeline

May 2008: Funding for the Coastal Walkway received from Land Transport New Zealand (LTNZ).

July 2008: Bore holes drilled to assess the ground conditions on the bridge site. Awaiting an archaeologist report on the site.

                                        

August - December 2008: Investigate the best route for the Coastal Walkway extension over Te Rewa Rewa Reserve (this route will used for the construction of the bridge before it becomes part of the Coastal Walkway).

A separate tender for construction of the pathway between Waiwhakaiho and Bell Block will follow in due course.   

Related links

• Coastal Walkway

 

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