Waterloo Station to Lower Hutt City Centre

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Consultation on this stage of the project has concluded. Please keep an eye on this page for updates.

Update October 2023

Work on the Waterloo Station to city centre cycleway project has now been deferred due to changes with associated projects and recognising the need to minimise distruption as Riverlink construction gets underway. The team is grateful for the feedback provided by the community through the early engagement phases of the project. Council has decided to complete the design process which will allow the team to re-submit for funding approval as part of the 2024-2027 Long Term Plan.

As a result of the deferral, Council approved to retain Knights Road in its current road layout. This allows us to continue to provide some separation and improve safety for cyclists along this route.

We are still committed to making the streets around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt safe and connected for everyone, now, and in the future and will keep this page updated.

Council is currently in the next phase of analysis and assessment with experts and stakeholders. 


We are committed to making the streets around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt safe and connected for everyone, now, and in the future. When planning transport strategies for the city, our community told us that they would travel more by foot or by bike if they felt safer on the roads and they had a good quality, convenient and pleasant environment to travel along. As a city we are in the process of creating a network of 19 connections that will support more of our community to travel by foot or bike safely, gradually reduce our reliance on cars.

At this stage we are focused on the connection between Waterloo Station and Lower Hutt city centre. This provides an important link between the Oxford Terrace walking & bike path and Waterloo train station with businesses, retail, supermarkets, schools, the library and the planned Riverlink development.

Technical and safety aspects mean we are limited in options for bike lane routes. Specialists in this field sorted through a long list of options with these technical and safety features in mind and through this process ‘Waterloo Road and Birch Street’ has emerged as the preferred option. We now need community feedback to ensure this is the right route to meet everyone’s needs. We also want community feedback to plan the street layout.

This is the first big step in the bike network for the central city and a street many of our residents use frequently will change as part of this innovation so it's important that the community take part in the planning.

There is information below which outlines the process undertaken so far. We look forward to you joining the conversation!

The consultation will be open until 26 June 2022.

We are hosting a community pop-in event on Sunday 19 June, 2 - 4pm at Chilton St James School. Come along and chat to the project team, ask questions and share your feedback for design and layout ideas.

Update October 2023

Work on the Waterloo Station to city centre cycleway project has now been deferred due to changes with associated projects and recognising the need to minimise distruption as Riverlink construction gets underway. The team is grateful for the feedback provided by the community through the early engagement phases of the project. Council has decided to complete the design process which will allow the team to re-submit for funding approval as part of the 2024-2027 Long Term Plan.

As a result of the deferral, Council approved to retain Knights Road in its current road layout. This allows us to continue to provide some separation and improve safety for cyclists along this route.

We are still committed to making the streets around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt safe and connected for everyone, now, and in the future and will keep this page updated.

Council is currently in the next phase of analysis and assessment with experts and stakeholders. 


We are committed to making the streets around Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt safe and connected for everyone, now, and in the future. When planning transport strategies for the city, our community told us that they would travel more by foot or by bike if they felt safer on the roads and they had a good quality, convenient and pleasant environment to travel along. As a city we are in the process of creating a network of 19 connections that will support more of our community to travel by foot or bike safely, gradually reduce our reliance on cars.

At this stage we are focused on the connection between Waterloo Station and Lower Hutt city centre. This provides an important link between the Oxford Terrace walking & bike path and Waterloo train station with businesses, retail, supermarkets, schools, the library and the planned Riverlink development.

Technical and safety aspects mean we are limited in options for bike lane routes. Specialists in this field sorted through a long list of options with these technical and safety features in mind and through this process ‘Waterloo Road and Birch Street’ has emerged as the preferred option. We now need community feedback to ensure this is the right route to meet everyone’s needs. We also want community feedback to plan the street layout.

This is the first big step in the bike network for the central city and a street many of our residents use frequently will change as part of this innovation so it's important that the community take part in the planning.

There is information below which outlines the process undertaken so far. We look forward to you joining the conversation!

The consultation will be open until 26 June 2022.

We are hosting a community pop-in event on Sunday 19 June, 2 - 4pm at Chilton St James School. Come along and chat to the project team, ask questions and share your feedback for design and layout ideas.