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Project summary

Construct a second urban bridge over the Ashburton River/Hakatere connecting Ashburton and Tinwald, including:

  • providing for vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists

  • a new roundabout at the South Street and Chalmers Avenue intersection, Ashburton

  • a new intersection in Tinwald.

Project location

Chalmers Avenue, Ashburton to Grahams Road, Tinwald, Canterbury.

Project listing application

Ashburton Second Urban Bridge application – Ministry for the Environment website