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he Howick Local Board has a big decision to make on improving the safety conditions for Te Uho o Te Nikau Primary School students. The school is pushing for a temporary pedestrian bridge to be built on Flat Bush School Road while a decision is made on building a long term full vehicle/ pedestrian bridge. Currently students as young as five have to cross a narrow bridge with no footpaths. With a price tag of $1 million for the temporary bridge, last month’s board meeting heard some board members express concern that they would be wasting time and money on a temporary solution instead of jumping straight to a longterm solution. The long term permanent bridge would take longer and would have a higher price tag. Recently the board set aside $1m of their Transport Capital Fund (TCF) towards the project. The board was planning to investigate using the Community Safety Fund (CSF) in June to fund the rest of the project; however it seems the project is not eligible.
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School board of trustees member Karen Gibson says “it is clear now that this [permanent] bridge does not meet the criteria for the [CSF] as it is costed at over $1m. “We have little ones crossing to and from school, and that bridge is an accident waiting to happen.” According to the Auckland Transport (AT) monthly report in the Howick Local Board agenda, a permanent bridge cannot be covered by the CSF as “individual projects are to be no greater than $1 million”. However the board can use the CSF for a temporary bridge, knowing the permanent bridge is part of the current Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP), albeit is not yet funded, an AT spokesperson has confirmed. This means that the bridge will not be funded by AT within the life of the current RLTP. The RLTP is reviewed every three years. Howick Local Board chair, David Collings, says the board has asked AT to explore options for a temporary bridge and a long-term bridge and offer suggestion on which funds can be utilised for each. ➤ Turn to Page 5
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