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The Pākōwhai project involves two major stopbank works.
The first is re-establishing a stopbank around 5.5km in length along the true left bank of the Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream east of SH2. This work runs from the State Highway to the secondary overflow stopbank at Hodgson Road.
The second project involves the creation of a 3km stopbank from Links Road along the Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream to SH2.
In some areas where the footprint of the previous stopbank has been encroached, there may be the requirement for some stream realignment works to provide a large enough footprint to build the stopbank. This will manage flooding from the Tūtaekurī-Waimate Stream and increase resilience from some overflow from the existing stopbank scheme.
This month, the team received and reviewed the newest proposed concept design which has been refined using landowner feedback and the ecology report.
We have shared this design with footprint landowners, in the first instance, and will share with the wider community at the upcoming engagement on 17 December.
Further ecology surveys are in progress, with monitors in place for bat and lizards in locations where the ecology report identified their habitats may be located. These will remain for several weeks and then the data will be compiled into a new report.
In December, we are starting site investigations to further refine the proposed design. These will include geotechnical investigations, land parcel surveys, and possible contaminated land sites along the proposed alignment. You can find out more about the types of site investigations in the November newsletter.
Phil Duncan
Land Categorisation Programme Manager
Luke Cahalin
Project Manager
Te Kaha Hawaikirangi
Mana Whenua Engagement Facilitator
Sam Potts
Communications Advisor
Jacqui Davis
Engagement Advisor
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