Cuba St makeover will happen over ChristmasMURRAY WILSON/STUFF This section of Cuba St is in for a makeover and work is, finally, expected to begin later this year. The transformation of Palmerston North's Cuba St from a car-dominated route to a pedestrian boulevard is set to get off to a delayed start in October. Based on designs released in December 2016, the project upgrading the block from George St to Pitt St was supposed to start in March. "They [council staff] say they can park around the corner in Pitt St, because it's healthy for people to walk. She said councillors who dealt with the public found it difficult when they had told people when projects would happen, and then they were delayed.

Source: Stuff August 24, 2017 06:33 UTC