Walkway to open briefly

Construction signs and red tape will be temporarily removed from a near complete Daisy Hardwick walkway as Tauranga City Council opens the track up for upcoming public holidays.

From April 18 to May 4 the 700 metre section regains public access after nearly three months under remedial construction as part of the Waikareao Walkway Erosion Protection.


Tauranga City Council harbour parks coordinator Craig Fea and community projects manager Cameron Warr. Photo: Luke Balvert.

The walkway between Maxwells Rd and Coach Drive, Pillans Point, has been closed to allow work on restoring the eroded and worn out area of the walkway.

The 700 metre section forms part of the 9km Waikareao Estuary loop walkway which many people cycle, walk and run around on a daily basis.

Tauranga City Council communications advisor Marcel Currin says council agreed to re-open the track because it is in a 'reasonable enough” condition for people to enjoy across the holiday weekends.

The reconstruction of the seawall is 75 per cent complete – the last section a small stretch at the northern end of the walkway. Once this section is complete a new walkway surface will be put through from Maxwells Rd to Goods Road Reserve.

The majority of the track has been widened to between 2-2.5m.

'The track surface not finished though. The surface is rough so it's not wheelchair friendly,” says Marcel.

As part of the $462,000 Waikareao Walkway Erosion Protection works, 800m3 of dredged sand is being used as fill for part of the construction.

The project involves forming a new rock rip-rap seawall along the seaward side of the walkway and resurfacing the well-worn walkway – eroded due to gradual wear and tear.

It is expected to be complete by the end of May.

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