RiverLink
The RiverLink project will deliver better flood protection, better lifestyle and improved transport links for the people of central Lower Hutt.
You can use this site to read the latest news from the project team and to gain more information about the project and how it affects you.
Greater Wellington Regional Council, Hutt City Council and the NZ Transport Agency are combining their skills and working together on the project, which will bring big benefits to the local and regional Hutt Valley community.
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Better flood protection
A serious flood would pose a risk to lives, livelihoods and more than $1billion in assets in Lower Hutt. The RiverLink project includes the upgrade in flood protection on the stretch of river between Kennedy Good and Ewen bridges. This will involve widening the river channel, raising the height of the stopbanks, improving floodway capacity at the Melling Bridge and enhancing the riverside environment.
Enhanced lifestyle - Making Places
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This RiverLink project provides an exciting opportunity to better connect central Lower Hutt with the Te Awa Kairangi/Hutt River, contributing to a more vibrant city centre. A riverside promenade is proposed for the eastern bank of the river in Lower Hutt's CBD. The promenade is being designed to sit on the top of the stopbanks being developed.
Some aspects of the proposed design are improved access to the river, development of amenities and encouragement of mixed use development, such as apartments. The potential impact of the project on the local road network is also being considered.
This better connection with the river is a priority of Hutt City Council's Making Places project, which sets out how the community would like Lower Hutt's central business district to develop by 2030.
Transport improvements - SH2 Melling
Intersection
The NZ Transport Agency is looking at ways to reduce congestion and improve access and safety on State Highway 2 at the Melling and Block Road intersections, and considering how this links to the flood management and urban design development being investigated by the Greater Wellington Regional Council and Hutt City Council. 
