ONE STEP CLOSER TO FINISH LINE ON ROBERTS STREET

THE TAUPŌ TOWN Centre Transformation project has reached a milestone with the opening of the newly revised Roberts Street. Concrete was poured on the new single lane accessway, that flows from north to south, last week and was opened to traffic earlier this week.

Project manager Travis Delich said the construction team was very pleased to see the road complete and open as it meant it could concentrate on installing the paving between the roadway and the cafes and restaurants.

“We have had a huge amount of preparation work going on over the last five to six weeks and all of that has been leading into getting the roadway and infrastructure in place so that our paving team can come in and work their way along the space in front of the businesses.

“We’re hoping to have this area paved and open to the public by the end of the month so that businesses can start working on how they will utilise these new spaces for summer. While this is going on we’re asking drivers using the accessway to drive with caution and keep their speed down as this is a busy worksite. Once that is complete, our focus shifts to the lakefront, where we have some really exciting things in store.”