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Ōtaki to North of Levin Infrastructure Sustainability Management Plan

We’re helping Waka Kotahi make sustainable safety and resilience upgrades to a key section of a state highway

  • Wellington, New Zealand

    Wellington, New Zealand

Putting a plan in place for sustainable transport improvements

Our role on the Ōtaki to north of Levin (Ō2NL) project includes over a decade of multidisciplinary work—collaborating with Waka Kotahi to improve the transport options, safety, and resilience offered by the major route. Future-focused practices are key to lasting positive change, so the Preliminary Infrastructure Sustainability Management Plan  we helped develop has been an essential part of these upgrades.

In the management plan, we highlighted the alignment and gaps of the Ō2NL project against sustainability requirements. Plus, we identified opportunities for improvement. Here, we’re aiming to manage and reduce the project’s impact on the environment and improve ecological, social, cultural, and economic outcomes—a crucial part of holistic project success. Waka Kotahi’s approach to sustainability on Ō2NL is consideration and implementation early in the process. The management plan works to facilitate this within the preferred project option, laying the foundation for these outcomes at future project stages.

If development isn’t sustainable, we can’t call it successful. For an ongoing project with a variety of elements and considerations, it’s vital that our transport improvements align with community and environmental wellbeing throughout. While the project is still in detailed design, we’re proud that we helped Waka Kotahi bring sustainability thinking to the fore earlier than most other transport infrastructure projects of the past.

At a Glance

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  • Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency
Meet Our Team

Sarah Connolly, Team Leader, Transport, Dunedin / Senior Principal, Transport Planner

I’m keen to be part of a fundamental change in how engineers and planners “do” infrastructure.
Sarah Connolly Team Leader, Transport, Dunedin / Senior Principal, Transport Planner Read More

Jessie Wu, Senior Climate Change and Sustainability Advisor

It’s important for our communities to think sustainably and to consider how the future is impacted by the choices we make now.
Jessie Wu Senior Climate Change and Sustainability Advisor Read More

Sarah Connolly

Team Leader, Transport, Dunedin / Senior Principal, Transport Planner

Jessie Wu

Senior Climate Change and Sustainability Advisor

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