Two action-packed features of the redeveloped Waterview Reserve are rapidly taking shape and are on track for a summer opening.
A new skate park and BMX track are being built as part of the NZ Transport Agency's (NZTA's) Waterview Connection project.
The facilities have been designed and built by the Well-Connected Alliance (WCA) with input from local skaters and BMX riders.
Made for great fun
The skate park will feature a bowled transition area, a big 3m-high quarter pipe, fun boxes, rails and stairs.
The BMX track (above) was inspired by a similar track in Melbourne, and features a series of consecutive jumps in a pump track-style loop.
Redevelopment almost complete
Construction of the skate park and BMX track will complete the second stage of the Waterview Reserve redevelopment. The playground opened last year with around a thousand people attending the opening celebration.
The final stage will see upgrades to the Te Auaunga Awa-Oakley Creek area, including improvements to paths, landscaping and planting, due to be finished early 2017.
The Well-Connected Alliance comprises the NZTA, Fletcher Construction, Parsons Brinckerhoff, McConnell Dowell, Tonkin+Taylor and Obayashi Corporation.
