Berhampore to Newtown

He tāone e hāngai ana ki te anamata
A city fit for the future

The busy inner-city suburbs of Berhampore and Newtown are growing and in future will have a lot more people living here in townhouses and apartments. If we don’t support this growth with better transport options, these suburbs will grind to a halt. 

This project, which will be complete by early March 2025, will give people better options for getting to and around Berhampore and Newtown, and to the wider city, without having to rely on a car. The changes are making it safer and easier to walk, scoot, bike, or take the bus to schools, workplaces, sportsgrounds, community facilities, shops, cafes, and businesses. 

Project at a glance

This project is making things safer and easier for everyone and completes the bike connection between Island Bay and the central city.  Improvements include:

• new raised pedestrian crossings, raising some existing crossings and improving others
• moving some bus stops so there is better spacing between stops
• longer bus stops and new bus platforms on Adelaide Road, Rintoul Street, and Luxford Street
• bike lanes and parking removal on the uphill sections of Rintoul Street (mobility park retained for Newtown Medical Centre) and Adelaide Road (between The Parade and Berhampore shops)
• bike lanes and parking removal on both sides of Luxford Street and the northern end of The Parade (with new speed humps at Dee Street roundabout)
• bike lanes and parking removal on Riddiford Street between Mein Street and Rintoul Street to connect with the existing lanes
• a new off-street paved parking area on Dover Street
• new bike parking for cargo bikes and an upgrade of the upper car park at Wakefield Park
• slower speeds (we are applying to the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi to extend the 30km/h speed zone along the whole route, from Dee Street to Riddiford Street).

Improvements at Berhampore shopping area include:

• a raised crossing at the Adelaide/Herald/Chilka intersection and a new signalised crossing at Britomart Street
• removing the right turn from Luxford Street into the southern part of Rintoul Street
• reinforcing the 30km/h speed limit with two raised crossings on Adelaide Road.

How the work is happening

Work is under way and we expect to complete the project by early March 2025.

Find out more about how we're rolling out changes

Newtown/Berhampore parking scheme 

To manage on-street parking in the area more fairly, a new parking scheme in Newtown west and Berhampore came into effect on 24 June 2024.  

Berhampore shopping area

We’ve worked with the Berhampore community and local businesses to make Berhampore village more appealing and accessible.