Kia ora,

 

We refer to your information request below. Hamilton City Council provides
the following response.

 

Your request:

 

 1. Can we have a copy of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements”
project plan (design schematics in map form) as displayed to the
public in November 2023?
 2. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as displayed to
the public in November 2023?
 3. Can we have a copy of the latest “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety
Improvements” project plan (design schematics in map form) as current
in June 2025?
 4. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as current in
June 2025?
 5. What is the current status of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety
Improvements” project?

 

Our response:

 

 1. Can we have a copy of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements”
project plan (design schematics in map form) as displayed to the
public in November 2023?

 

Listed below are items of documentation that were at the Community Drop-In
sessions on 8^th and 11^th November 2023:   

i. Consultation Plan [1]​pdf icon[2] Te Aroha Ruakura Safety Improvements
Consultation Plan.pdf
ii. Long Plot Plan [3]​pdf icon[4] 60687064-TARSI-Longplot_Optimized.pdf
iii. Community Brochure [5]​pdf icon[6] Te Aroha Ruakura Safety
Improvements brochure final.pdf

 

 2. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as displayed to
the public in November 2023?

 

Council did not have itemised project costs available at the Community
Drop-In sessions in November 2023.   

 

 3. Can we have a copy of the latest “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety
Improvements” project plan (design schematics in map form) as current
in June 2025?

 

The latest drawings for the Te Aroha Street/Ruakura Road Safety
Improvements were issued on 12 April 2024  [7]​pdf
icon[8] Appendix-L-60687064 TARSI 100%_Optimized.pdf

 

 4. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as current in
June 2025?

 

The latest cost estimates (P95*) for the Te Aroha Street/Ruakura Road
Safety Improvements were issued on 17 April 2024  [9]​pdf
icon[10] Appendix-D-Cost-Estimate.pdf   *P95 figures take account of risk
contingency. The figures provided below are based on a risk factor which
assumes there is a 95% probability the project can be built for the amount
of money shown or less.   

                                             i.            Section 1e: Te
Aroha Street (between Grey Street & Peachgrove Road) = $5,784,000.000

                                           ii.            Section 1b:
Peachgrove Road/Te Aroha Street/Ruakura Road intersection = $4,318,000.00

                                         iii.            Section 1d:
Ruakura Road  (between Peachgrove Road and Wairere Drive) = $3,014,000.00
 

 

 6. What is the current status of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety
Improvements” project?

 

Funding to construct the project has not been made available in the
current 2024/27 budget period. Funding to deliver the project will be
considered by both NZTA Waka Kotahi and Hamilton City Council as part of
the next 2027/30 National Land Transport Programme (NZTA) and 2027/37 Long
Term Plan (HCC). Therefore, no further work is being undertaken on the
project at this present time.

 

You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of
this decision. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
[11]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.

 

Ngaa mihi

Keeley Faulkner

Official Information Advisor & Legal Support Officer

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Governance & Assurance Team | Partnerships, communication & Maaori

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From: Editor <[18][FOI #31217 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2025 9:16 pm
To: Official Information <[19][Hamilton City Council request email]>
Subject: Official Information request - Design, budget, and current status
of the Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements

 

To whom it may concern at Hamilton City Council,

This is a request for information and documentation as covered by the
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 and/or the
Official Information Act 1982.

These questions relate to the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements”
project which Hamilton City Council held Community drop-in sessions about
on the 8 November 2023 (at The Link Community Centre) and 11 November 2023
(at Your Neighbourhood Fairfield).

1. Can we have a copy of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements”
project plan (design schematics in map form) as displayed to the public in
November 2023?

2. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as displayed to the
public in November 2023?

3. Can we have a copy of the latest “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements”
project plan (design schematics in map form) as current in June 2025?

4. Can we have a copy of the itemised project budget (or cost estimates)
for the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety Improvements” project as current in June
2025?

5. What is the current status of the “Te Aroha/Ruakura Safety
Improvements” project?

Sincerely,

John McDonald (Editor at CityWatch NZ)
[20][email address]

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