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26 August 2022
Richard Young
[FYI request #20029 email]
REF: OIA-10639
Dear Richard
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email
of 27 July 2022 requesting the fol owing information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I understand that as part of the Te Ahu a Turanga – Manawatū Tararua Highway that a new
shared path is being provided parallel to this road. Please can you provide drawings showing
the horizontal alignment, cross-section, elevation and long-section of the proposed path.
Where the proposed path is adjacent to the new road please can you provide details of the
separation and details of the protection measures that wil be provided.
If cycling is to be permitted on the new Te Ahu a Turanga – Manawatū Tararua Highway
please can you also provide horizontal alignment, cross-section, elevation and long-section of
the proposed road.
Given that the area is a wel -established for wind energy harvesting please can you also
provide any assessments that have been undertaken related to the risk to users of the shared
path to wind.
In accordance with your request please find enclosed
Detailed Design Report - Shared Use Path -
210128 (ID 2388) (1). This document contains the answers to the first two parts of your request.
I have also enclosed the
Detailed Design Report - Geometrics - Mainline - 201114 (ID 1997), which
shows the design off Te Ahu Turanga – Manawatu Tararua Highway.
Some information has been withheld in these documents under section 9(2)(a) of the Act to protect the
privacy of natural persons. Pages within these documents that are not in scope of your request have
also been removed.
With respect to the information that has been withheld, I do not consider there are any other factors
which would render it desirable, in the public interest, to make the information available.
During the consenting process for Te Ahu a Turanga, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency was
instructed to provide a shared use path. As the shared path is a requirement a risk assessment in
relation to wind has not been undertaken. Therefore, I am refusing this part of your request under
section 18(e) of the Act because the document requested does not exist.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review my decision to
withhold some information and refuse part of your request. The contact details for the Ombudsman
can be located at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Grant Kauri, Owner Interface
Manager, by email t
o [email address]. Yours sincerely
Mark Kinvig
National Manager, Infrastructure Delivery
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