50 | REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Fulton Hogan Dunedin - DCC T T Kim Bowden Shifting freight traffic from CBD T T to page 52 Otago & Southland David Brown Phone: 03 455 1579 ex 4 Mobile: 027 440 4509 Email: landscaping@nicholsgroup.co.nz 03 453 511 admin@salmac.nz www.salmac.nz Process Equipment Design | Hazardous Substance Compliance Seismic Restraint of Plant | Equipment Certification Invercargill, Nelson, Dunedin and Christchurch 03 214 1602 | www.kmmec.co.nz Stage 3 of Dunedin’s harbour arterial project is moving ahead along Strathallan Street, part of a long-planned freight bypass designed to move heavy vehicles out of the central city. The latest stage of the heavy vehicle route aims to ease congestion in the one-way system, improve safety for road users and support access to Dunedin’s new hospital and wider CBD. Dunedin City Council senior project manager Susil Gunathilake says the goal is simple: to keep heavy vehicles moving efficiently while freeing up space in the city centre. State Highway 1 travels through Dunedin as a pair of one-way streets — Cumberland Street (northbound) and Great King Street (southbound). The system stretches from the Botanical Gardens in the north to Queens Gardens in the south. “We are trying to shift the heavy vehicles out of the one-way system; it’s about safety and efficiency for everyone on the road,” Susil says. The harbour arterial is being delivered in four stages to create a dedicated north-south route for freight around the edge of the central city. Stage 2 is in the design phase, with construction targeted for the 2026/27 financial year, while Stage 4 remains at concept stage as the final piece of the puzzle.
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