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Wednesday 1 March 2023
Rutherford upgrade finished early, on budget A large-scale stormwater upgrade that saw parts of Rutherford St and Waimea Rd closed over the past six months has been completed a month ahead of schedule and on budget. The project, run by Nelson City Council and Fulton Hogan with sub-contractors Ching’s Con-
tracting and Donaldson Civil Ltd, saw 1.8m diameter stormwater pipes installed from Snows Hill to Examiner St, with wastewater and water pipes renewed at the same time. The works represent the second stage of work to upgrade Little Go Stream. The first stage com-
menced in 2016 and focused on the area between Nelson College and the Admiral’s Motor Lodge on Waimea Rd. A Nelson City Council spokesperson says one of the key challenges faced by the project was rerouting thousands of car journeys, on what is one of Nelson’s
busiest roads, through side streets that went past residential homes and Hampden Street School. A series of traffic-calming measures were put in place including lane narrowing, temporary roundabouts, speed radars, and VMS boards keeping speeds low through the detour.
“This project is a massive investment in the resilience of the main access route into our city from the south,” says Nelson Mayor Nick Smith. “The work has been expensive, at nearly $10 million, and we are grateful to the
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Sisters walk runway for blood cancer awareness KATE RUSSELL
Julie and Tracey Jane at Saturday’s ‘Walk the Runway’ event. Photo: Steve Ford.
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Sisters Julie and Tracey Jane know all too well what it’s like to battle blood cancer and the impact it can have on families. That’s why Saturday’s ‘Walk the Runway’ event at Nelson Airport to raise money for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ was extra special for them. Continued on Page 4.
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