WCC Update about Courtenay Place revitalisation
4 November 2024
FROM WELLINGTON CITY COUNCIL - THE MAJOR TRANSPORT PROJECTS TEAM
Kia ora,
Earlier this month, Wellington City Councillors voted in favour of amending the 2024-34 Long-term Plan. As a result, the Council will now undertake a process to determine what will and won’t be funded over the next 10 years.
We don’t know yet if the Council’s decision will have an impact on the plan to revitalise Courtenay Place. We do, however, expect to have a better understanding by 21 November. On this date, the Council is scheduled to decide on the capital programme reduction. This proposal will then go out for consultation between March and April 2025, before final decisions are made in June 2025. You can find out more about this process here.
While we wait for these key decisions to be made, we are finalising the design for a revitalised Courtenay Place so we can provide up-to-date information on the project for the Long-term Plan amendment process.
Part of this design work includes looking at the conditions of the water infrastructure under Courtenay Place so we can better understand what needs to be repaired or replaced to keep it in good working order. You may have noticed construction workers on Courtenay Place undertaking this work already. This work is expected to be completed by 1 November.
We have heard before that businesses and stakeholders want certainty about this project and to know what to expect when.
We will do our best to keep you up to date with decisions soon after they are made and are committed to ensuring you have adequate notice of works going ahead.
Thank you for your continued patience with us as we work through this process.
You can expect to hear from us again in late November.
Ngā mihi nui,
The Major Transport Projects Team
