20 Apr 2023

George Court residents and angry over AT changes around K-Road

From Morning Report, 6:19 am on 20 April 2023

Businesses and residents in Auckland's Mercury Lane are vowing to fight Auckland Transport over its plans to turn the Lane into a pedestrian mall.

The project aims to enhance the area around the new K Road Rail link station and to make them safer but people in Mercury Lane say it will severely limit access for service vehicles.

An artist's impression of the Mercury Lane entrance to the proposed uptown Karangahape Road station

An artist's impression of the Mercury Lane entrance to the proposed uptown Karangahape Road station Photo: Supplied

They met last night with Auckland Transport to discuss their concerns. Paul Neveldsen, Chair of the George Courts Body Corporate was at the meeting, and he spoke to Corin Dann.