The Ngauranga-to-Petone shared pathway project has been fast-tracked. First published September 2019. Nearly a year to the day after cyclist Brent Norriss was hit and killed by a car on State Highway 2 as he travelled home from Wellington to the Hutt Valley, the long-awaited $130 million shared pathway linking Petone with Ngauranga has been fast-tracked. The announcement on Friday that construction on the 5 metre-wide cycle and walkway, stretching 4.5 kilometres along the coast next to the Hutt Valley Railway Line and the highway, could begin midway through this year has been welcomed by active transport advocates. As well as making the commute between the central city and Lower Hutt easier and safer, it is hoped the cycle and walkway could draw more international tourists to the Wellington region after the Covid-19 pandemic.