Seven harbourfront homes worth an estimated $23.4m are to be bought and demolished by the Government to make way for Auckland’s new $785m cycling and walking bridge. That plan was dropped in favour of the new cycling bridge announced by the Government last week. Supplied/NZTA A since-scrapped plan for the Northern Pathway saw the pedestrian and cycling path attached to the Auckland Harbour Bridge. In a separate statement, Waka Kotahi’s Andy Thackwray said the standalone bridge would protect the heritage and structural integrity of the existing Auckland Harbour Bridge. “Waka Kotahi is continuing to engage with the affected landowners.”Thackwray did not address questions about how many properties had been acquired so far.

Source: Stuff June 11, 2021 03:33 UTC