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Schools to pool active travel route

Construction of the Schools to Pool pathway was completed in September 2024.

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About the project

Active travel is an integral part of providing an accessible and safe transport network in Wānaka.

Our Schools to Pool footpath upgrades create and encourage the use of shared, safer spaces for pedestrians, cyclists and micro mobility users. The three-metre-wide shared pathway connects Holy Family Catholic School, Wanaka Primary School, and Mount Aspiring College with Wānaka Recreation Centre providing a safe, 4.5km cross-town link.

 

The Schools to Pool route makes small, quick and effective changes to our streets and the way they’re used, making it easier to embrace cycling or walking as a means of travel and creating a more sustainable environment to live, work, and play in Wānaka.

More safe, well-designed and low-carbon travel options available means more people choosing to walk and cycle in town, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a better future.

This route is just one part of a range of upgrades that will contribute to walkable neighbourhoods and safer, greener, and healthier school travel in and around Wānaka.

Stages 1, 2, and 3 of the four Schools to Pool stages were partly funded by NZTA Waka Kotahi’s Transport Choices package.

What's the latest?

September 2024

The Schools to Pool active travel pathway is now complete, following the installation of a final raised safety table on the upper section of Ardmore Street near its intersection with Ballantyne Road.

Stages of work

  • Construction of signalised pedestrian crossings on Ballantyne Road and Aubrey Road was completed on Wednesday 21 June 2023.

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  • Work to construct shared pathway from Kelly’s Flat through Wanaka Primary School, connecting with Mount Aspiring College and running to Lismore Park is complete.

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  • Work to construct a shared pathway from Plantation Road, running through Lismore Park to Hedditch Street near its intersection with Little Street is now complete.

    Stage 3 of the Schools to Pool active travel route, running from Plantation Road through Lismore Park to Hedditch Street

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  • Stage 4 of the Schools to Pool active travel route is the final section of a three-metre-pathway linking children, families, and commuters between Wānaka schools and the Recreation Centre.

    Construction of Stage 4 is now complete and connects with existing sections in Lismore Street, then runs down Hedditch Street to cross State Highway 84 (SH84) at a signalised pedestrian crossing, before heading up Ballantyne Road to a second signalised crossing near Golf Course Road.

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