25 March 2024
Official information request 8140013288
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
T Austen
By email:
[FYI request #25900 email]
Tēnā koe
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Total cost of Montana Trail upgrade
Thank you for your email dated 27 February 2024, in which you requested information about
upgrades on the Montana Trail. The specific details of your request and our response are
below.
a) What was the total cost of upgrading the Montana Trail in the Waitakere Ranges
including helicopter costs and the cost of disposing of rubbish and old track
components?
The below table shows the costs for upgrading the Montana Trail between July 2021 and
October 2023. The red line on the attached map shows the area of track that was upgraded.
Work Item
Cost
Labour
$ 603,741 **
Fenceline/Upper Kauri/Long Road
$ 2,404,826
Helicopter
$ 277,200
Interpretation (information, and built features which
provide greater awareness of human history and the
environment at this setting)
$ 70,000
TOTAL
$ 3,355,767
** The labour component was funded by central government but managed by the Council
team as part of the Jobs for Nature programme.
b) What is the length of the track?
Track / trail Name
Distance (m)
Fenceline
3700
Long Road
2000
Upper Kauri
3100
Montana Heritage Trail
8800
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Decisions relating to the information that is being released to you were made by
Taryn Crewe,
General Manager - Parks & Community Facilities.
You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman if you believe we have not responded
appropriately to your request. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140013288.
Ngā mihi
Amanda Pil ay
Privacy and Official Information Business Partner
Governance Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
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