$10m cycleway work progresses

Bryce Street cycleway

Digging up Duke Street outside Cambridge Primary School got underway last week. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

You could be forgiven for thinking a bomb hit Bryce and Duke streets in Cambridge last week as contractors continued work on the $10.2 million pathway project.

The cycleway from Hamilton Road south down Bryce Street finished at Dallinger Court just before Christmas giving cyclists and pedestrians a preview of what they can expect all the way through to town by May.

Last week contractors continued digging up Bryce Street to link up with the work on Duke Street – between Dick and Wilson streets – which also got underway last week.

The work there is taking place during the school holidays to minimise disruption to Cambridge Primary School.

Funding for the work came from New Zealand Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) which contributed $7.2 million and $3 million from Waipā District Council.

The speed with which the council started the work in October last year has paid dividends as other projects Waka Kotahi were planning to fund have been stopped by the new government.

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Work on digging up Bryce Street from Dallinger Court south got underway last week and the road is closed to everyone but residents. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

Work on digging up Bryce Street from Dallinger Court south got underway last week and the road is closed to everyone but residents. Photo: Mary Anne Gill.

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