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The Nelson Future Access Plan will be moving on to the detailed business case, with a confirmed workload and budget.

Friday, 7 May 2021, 3:49 pm A significant milestone in transport planning will take place next week* when the Nelson Future Access (NFA) project seeks Nelson City Council support for its preferred programme to enable a final round of engagement to commence. The NFA project is led by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) with Nelson City Council (NCC) as a key Project Partner. The preferred programme recommends a refined version of the Priority Lanes package as the best long-term transport solution for Nelson. Priority Lanes was one of three options presented to the community in June...

Transport advocates are using the courts to challenge the Government’s transport agency for “failing to adapt to the climate emergency”. Transport advocacy group Movement is using a Nelson transport project as a test-case for decisions around the country, hoping to bring about a more environmentally conscious transport agency. Movement lodged a judicial review challenging Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency for its decision-making in the Nelson Future Access Project, a long-running investigation into a “future-proofed transport system” for the city. Movement chairwoman Chris...