Trial set to test moving Millennium Path tiles

Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is set to undertake a trial to lift a number of existing Millennium Path tiles, aiming to determine the feasibility behind repositioning these in future work for the Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan.

Contractors on site will lift two sections made up of four to six blank tiles and provide a recommendation on how successful moving all tiles would be, including a survival rate and an approximate cost.

QLDC General Manager Community Services, Thunes Cloete said the outcome of the trial would assist with decisions on how to incorporate the concept in Stage Two of the Wanaka Lakefront Development Plan.

“The Millennium Project is significant to the Wanaka community and something both QLDC and the Wanaka Community Board (WCB) want as part the South Beach stage,” Dr Cloete said.

“Information is key before making any decisions, and this trial will help us understand the likelihood of being able to move the Millennium Path tiles.”

The work will run under the supervision of QLDC’s Parks & Reserves Team and Millennium Project coordinators Liz Hall and Graeme Taylor, occurring at the southern end of the path by McDougall Street.

Work will take place over Monday 11 March and Tuesday 12 March, and traffic management will be in place during this time.

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For more information, please contact QLDC Communications via communications@qldc.govt.nz or call 03 441 1802.