western link road

The Western Link Road (WLR) is a new arterial road in Kapiti Coast . This was a contentious infrastructure project that had been meeting significant local opposition, increasing budget estimates and was in danger of stalling.

After a comprehensive review, Common Ground was asked to partner Opus International and lead the design of the 7km designation as a major new internal movement corridor. The primary objectives were to alleviate pressure on the State Highway and encourage users to take alternative forms of transport.

By applying urban design principles and methodologies to a large piece of infrastructure the outcome has been a reduced cost of the project over an engineer led approach and an extraordinary increase in the level of economic benefit to the District.

The strategic framework developed for the WLR corridor and the proposed new alignment of the road met and exceeded the expectations of Council, community and interest groups, while delivering a roading network capable of absorbing and responding to future growth demands

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This project was replaced with the modern day Transmission Gully | Te Ara Nui o Te Rangihaeata