Scooter trial on hold

Queenstown: A sixmonth trial of Lime scooters in Queenstown is at least two years away due to construction.

A year after entering into a memorandum of understanding with Lime on the trial, the

Queenstown Lakes District

Council has advised the

United Statesbased escooter hire company to put it on the backburner.

Council spokesman Jack Barlow said it had told the company the construction work — installation of a wastewater pipeline across the CBD and street upgrades — meant starting the trial would be ‘‘challenging’’ and a delay was prudent.

The work was expected to take between 18 months and two years to complete, Mr Barlow said.