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Getting on with upgrading Queen Street
27 October 2006
Getting on with upgrading Queen Street
Independent commissioners have granted Auckland City a non-notified resource consent to complete the next phase of the Queen Street upgrade.
The consent covers improvements between Wellesley and Customs streets, which include new paving, kerbs, street furniture, artworks and additional tree planting.
The upgrade plans to
re-establish Queen Street's status as the country's number
one destination for business, shopping and
entertainment.
Pedestrians take priority in the
transformation.
Mayor of Auckland city Dick Hubbard
says the council is pleased they are able to get on and
progress the upgrade. Mr Hubbard says they have worked
closely with property owners, businesses and users of the
street for more
than two years.
"Our approach to
this multi-million dollar makeover has been to listen to
stakeholders and the community and to strike a balance
between meeting
the requirements of a wide variety of
groups while creating a world-class
main street," he
says.
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