Bay Harbour: June 01, 2016

Wednesday June 1 2016
BAY HARBOUR
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Coastal Pathway progress on target
THE Christchurch
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Coastal Infrastructure
ARE
Rebuild Team,
ON THE
Pathway is on track to reach the with involvement
halfway mark by the end of the from the Coastal Pathway
year.
Group.
By December the pathway, Three other sections of the
which will eventually stretch for pathway have already been
6.5km between Ferrymead and completed since work began on
Scarborough Beach, Sumner, the $25 million project in 2003;
should be 3.5km long
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– or just
AGAIN...
Mt Pleasant Causeway, Main Rd
over halfway.
three laning and Redcliffs Village
(Main Rd to Beachville Rd
The 4m wide route will provide
safe public access along the East to Tramstop), which opened
coastline and aims to protect up the Avon Estuary for walkers
and enhance wildlife habitat in and cyclists in December.
the area.
Four more sections are
Construction is currently underway
on the Beachville Rd section
in Redcliffs, following the
replacement of the earthquakedamaged
500m seawall.
City council project manager
Adrian Thein said work on the
seawall had been challenging,
with a series of temporary “coffer
dams” in place to hold out
seawater allowing the seawall to
be rebuilt.
The wall was now 80 per cent
finished and the next phase
would be building the pathway
itself, installing street lighting
and then landscaping.
The work was on track for
completion in December, Mr
Thein said.
Work on the coastal pathway is
being managed by the city council
and Stronger Christchurch
planned, and developed design
work for these has already been
carried out.
The next phase from Deans
Head to Sumner Surf Life Saving
Club will require resource
consent, but subject to approval,
TO A NEW LOCATION IN
work could start in October this
year.
FERRYMEAD, DUE TO
Coastal Pathway Group chairman
Tim Lindley said he was
excited about the work currently
underway and pleased it was on
schedule.
EARTHQUAKE REPAIRS
The existing sections of pathway
were already well-used, he
said.
“We anticipate when the
pathway is complete it will be
the second most used facility
like this in Christchurch
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after
THIS SPACE
the Botanic Gardens, which get
about a million visitors a year.”
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
ON TRACK: Mayor Lianne
Dalziel jumped on her
bike in September to
officially open stage
two of the Christchurch
Coastal Pathway. The
sections which have
already been completed
are well used.
WE WELCOME ALL NEW PATIENTS
We will keep you informed as to our
new address.
on the day service whenever possible
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If you would lIke advIce
and treatment wIth:
• Women’s health • Children’s & teenage health & wellbeing
• Older persons health • Lifestyle advice
• Warrant of fitness checks for men and women
• Helping patients manage long term medical problems
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• Women’s health • Children’s & teenage health & wellbeing
• Older persons health • Lifestyle advice
• Warrant of fitness checks for men and women
• Helping patients manage long term medical problems
• Removal of skin lesions • Sports medicine • Vasectomies
• Occupational and company medicine • Drug testing
• Pre-employment Gort medicals • Stopping smoking support
• Travel vaccinations
New patients welcome Ph. 384 5484
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MEDICAL
c e n t r e
ferrymead
medIcal centre
YES we are now permanently
located in the new purpose
designed medical facility on
the corner of Waterman Place
& Ferry Rd (next to BNZ and
Café del Mar)
ferrymead medIcal centre
unIt 10/2 waterman Place
Phone 384-5484
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