Evans Bay

Greta Point to Cobham Drive

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How we are rolling out the changes

Our contractor Downer will be doing the work in the Greta Point village in two sections starting at the northern end.

For the first three months, from late April 2025, we'll be working from where the new style walking and bike paths come to an end at the moment to just before the NIWA driveway. Traffic management will be in place extending about 50m further in both directions.

Once the new walking and bike paths on this section are in, work will happen between the NIWA driveway and Cog Park. Traffic management will be relocated around the new work zone. Work on this section will take another three months.

There will be a 30km/h speed limit in place around the work zone at all times. Stop/go traffic management will operate during work hours - generally 9am-4pm, Monday to Friday with traffic down to one lane. Where the existing path is out of action, there will be detours in place for people walking. People riding bikes will either need to stay in the traffic lane or get off and walk bikes through the pedestrian detour.

Until about August, there will be traffic management in place in two locations on Evans Bay Parade during work hours - at Hataitai beach and at Greta Point.

What to expect – north end of Greta Point (late-April to mid-to-late July 2025)

The shared path on the seaward side as far as the NIWA driveway will be removed, and new kerbs, concrete and asphalt laid. While the work happens there will be detours in place for people walking and biking. People riding will either need to share the traffic lane or get off and walk their bike through the pedestrian detour.
Removing the concrete islands in the middle of the road near NIWA to create space for traffic management will be one of the first things to happen.
On-street parking on the seaward side, north of the NIWA driveway, will be out of action while work happens but reinstated on completion.
The indented parking adjacent to High Five child-care centre will continue to be available during construction. People pulling out of this parking between 9am and 4pm will need to follow instructions from traffic controllers and take extra care as this area will often have just a single lane operating under stop/go traffic management. Drivers pulling out will need to join the flow when the traffic is moving in the direction they want to go.
The bus stops in this section will continue to operate.

What to expect - south end of Greta Point to Cog Park (approximately mid-to-late July till about the end of October 2025)

The shared path on the seaward side will be removed as far as (but not including) Cog Park and redeveloped. This will include laying new kerbs, concrete and asphalt paths, and installing the two new crossings.
Parking on the seaward side will be out of action during this period and reinstated on completion.
On-street parking on the hill side of the road will generally be able to be used during construction. This includes parking adjacent to the Greta Point Cafe, in front of the papakāinga townhouses (opposite Uncle Leo’s Bakery) and in front of Active Explorers Greta Point.
Work around Greta Point Apartment and NIWA driveways will be managed to minimise disruption as much as possible. The bus stops at the south end of the village (stops 7547 and 6547) will continue to operate until about July/August (timing to be confirmed) but will then be permanently removed as approved in 2021 following consultation. The bus stops near NIWA, and at Cog Park will be retained. Residents should still be no more than 5-minutes' walk from their closest stop. The changes are being made in coordination with Metlink to help improve bus journey times as some stops on this route are very close together.

What to expect - Hataitai beach

It’s expected work to complete the remaining new walking and bike paths from Cog Park to Cobham Drive will happen once the work at Greta Point is complete. We’ll provide more information when timing is confirmed.

In the meantime, the new bike and footpaths will be installed in the Hataitai beach area where work is under way to upgrade sea and retaining walls. Installing the new bike path and footpath means we can complete this area without needing to come back in the near future. This will also enable us to make use of the traffic management already in place and do all the planned work in the beach area at the same time over winter.

The work on the seawall was tricky at first as our contractors worked around the tides and some ground-related challenges, but it is going well and on schedule. Weather permitting, work in the beach area, including the new paths, is expected to be complete in August.

This will include:

slightly raising the pedestrian crossing

work on the hillside of the road to install two P10 parking spaces.

Work on the wall at the rear of the beach started in mid-April following the completion of the new wall to the south of the changing rooms.

You’ll still be able to swim, and use part of the beach at all times. The changing rooms and toilets are open as usual.

In line with the approved plans for this area, some of the parking that has been out of action during construction will not be reinstated. The bus stops just east of Hataitai beach (city-bound stop 7549 and eastbound stop 6549) will be permanently removed once the paths are complete – watch for Metlink updates about this. The bus stops at Cog Park will remain and provide easy access to the beach.