Draft Waitakere City Freight Plan

Submissions closed 5pm 20 November 2009

Background

The community was invited to provide feedback on the Draft Waitakere City Freight Plan from 9 October until 20 November 2009. The Draft Plan outlines methods of freight management and movement around and through Waitakere including identifying general freight routes and routes for oversized and overweight freight vehicles. Its primary focus is on road freight movement as this is the main method of transport for freight in Waitakere.

The Draft Plan addresses a range of issues including freight modes, identification of indicative freight routes with specific reference to those routes between Henderson and SH16, through New Lynn and in new growth areas. It has a 30 year outlook and reinforces a large amount of existing council direction however, in some areas a new direction is required to better integrate freight movement with the council's land use goals and ensure ongoing road user and pedestrian safety.

The proposed changes should be read as a statement of intent pending the planned change of governance to a single Auckland Council structure.

Relevant documents

Copies of the Draft Plan and feedback forms can be obtained from Waitakere City Council reception, at Waitakere City libraries, vehicle testing station, community centres, by emailing freight.plans@waitakere.govt.nz. or calling the council's 24-hour call centre. 

The following documents are available for download:

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• Draft Waitakere City Freight Plan Summary Flyer (Size 203K)
• Draft Waitakere City Freight Plan (Size 2592K)
• Feedback Form (Size 207K)
• Waitakere City Transport Strategy: 2006-2016, Waitakere City Council 2006
• Auckland Regional Freight Strategy, Auckland Regional Council 2006
• New Zealand Transport Strategy, Ministry of Transport 2008
• Waitakere City Freight Study, prepared by Maunsell AECOM for Waitakere City Council 2009 (Size 12132K)
• Regional Arterial Road Plan, Auckland Regional Transport Authority 2009
• A Regional Strategic Freight Network for Auckland, prepared by Richard Paling Consulting for the Auckland Regional Council 2009 (Size 3080K)

Stakeholder meeting

Interested persons are cordially invited to a Stakeholder Workshop on the Draft Plan on Thursday 22 October 2009 at 1.30pm in the Waitemata Room at Waitakere Central where aspects of the Draft Plan will be discussed in more detail. If you would like to attend please email freight.plans@waitakere.govt.nz or call the council's 24-hour call centre to register your interest.

Further information

If you require further information, please contact the council's 24-hour call centre or email freight.plans@waitakere.govt.nz.