Hurstmere road upgrade

Hurstmere road is about to get an upgrade with construction beginning in April. The development, which will take just over a year to complete, is an incredibly important undertaking to set the bar not just for the future development of Takapuna town centre, but for the work that is needed to make Takapuna Beach swimmable 365 days a year.

What will eventuate is an open and vibrant pedestrian-focused retail destination, with better tree selection, bio retention through the incorporation of rain gardens that will see 100% of storm water filtered before it ends out on the beach, dedicated cycleways, single-lane northbound traffic, loads of public seating and a better and more integrated connection between the beach, Hurstmere Green, 38 Hurstmere Road and what will be the new town centre/civic square.

It will be a lengthy, albeit important, upgrade for the businesses on Hurstmere road who will no doubt be anxious about the disruption it may cause for their customers and clients. As members of the public the best way to support those business owners is to keep shopping there ; keep their doors open. In addition some of the great events that Takapuna hosts may have to take place in different locations, or be reshaped to work around the construction. What we need is to be flexible, agile and supportive at all times, finding solutions, not problems, and getting excited for what Takapuna will soon become.