TAUPŌ TOWN CENTRE TRANSFORMATION – TITIRAUPENGA STREET UPGRADE UNDERWAY

AN IMPORTANT PHASE in the transformation of the Taupō town centre is now underway, with the upgrade of Titiraupenga Street.

This phase involves upgrading the intersections along Titiraupenga Street to change the flow of traffic, with priority given to traffic traveling along Titiraupenga Street.

The works have begun at the northern end of Titiraupenga Street, with the upgrade to the Scannell Street intersection expected to take four weeks, weather depending. It is intended to complete each intersection individually, moving south towards Lake Terrace with the Roberts Street intersection expected to be complete by the end of the year.

The government-funded Taupō Town Centre Transformation programme of works will better connect our town centre to its surrounding environment and put people-first. The aim of these changes is to support through-traffic to utilise Titiraupenga Street and Spa Road, instead of Lake Terrace and Tongariro Street.

Project Manager Izelda Cruz said getting construction underway on Titiraupenga Street is an important milestone.

“This is a major piece of work now underway with the aim of delivering important benefits for our community including improving pedestrian and cycling access to our CBD and delivering on the community’s aspirations for a people-friendly town centre,” she said.

“We are working closely with affected residents, businesses and stakeholders, including the school, to ensure we are doing all we can to minimise disruption and utilise resources as efficiently as possible across these major works.

“We are also working with traffic management to look at the best ways to reduce traffic disruption while the intersections are under construction along with ensuring only week-day works where possible.

“Thank you to everyone for their patience while this work gets underway. We will ensure we continue to keep the community updated as work progresses,” she said.

To find out more about the project, head to taupo.govt.nz/towncentretransformation.