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The future of Dunedin’s waterfront bridge will be decided next year after a review is carried out by Dunedin City Council staff.
In May, councillors decided to put the waterfront development project on hold in the wake of economic uncertainty caused by Covid-19, and withdrew from the Government’s Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) process as a result.
Councillors yesterday agreed staff would work with mana whenua and other stakeholders to review the scope of the $19.5million architecturally inspired bridge that would cross the main railway line near the Dunedin Chinese Garden.
Council chief executive Sandy Graham said a review of the project was prudent to see whether the council wanted to proceed.
It was important to reconnect with stakeholders, she said, as the council did not engage with some as well as had been hoped at the start of the process.
A report with options will be presented to the council in May as part of its 10-year plan process.
Councillors voted 14-1 to note the update.
Cr Lee Vandervis was the opposed to the review, and said the project did not have a future having missed PGF funding.
