Public access to be kept during upgrade

• Published date: 11 April 2024
• Publication title: Star, The

Dunedin City Council infrastructure services committee chairman Councillor Jim O’Malley said contractor Downer was beginning the enabling work such as relocating pipes and telecom cables in the road and footpath in Bath and lower Stuart Sts to make way for sheet piles

They will retain the walls of a 5m-6m deep hole to be excavated from mid-May at the intersection of Bath and lower Stuart Sts.

The lower Stuart St end of Bath St will be closed to vehicles for a few days at a time and the street will become two-way during this period.

There will also be temporary one-lane closures on George St (from Moray Pl to the Octagon) and on lower Stuart St, from the Octagon to Moray Pl, to make modifications to the footpaths to allow two-way traffic on Bath St.

The enabling work is expected to...