Road project budget increase approved

Road project budget increase approved

Queenstown CBD is set to be impacted by a roading project recently approved by the Queenstown Lakes district council after a budget increase. PHOTO: ODT FILES Less than a year since the last increase, Queenstown Lakes district councillors have voted to approve another budget increase for a drawn-out roading project in the Queenstown CBD.

Sachse Road project contract approved

The regular council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5 included changes to rules for truck parking and authorization for contracts involving upcoming road projects. Council authorized the City Manager Gina Nash to execute a professional services contract for the design of Sachse Road phase two reconstruction improvements in the amount of $1.5 million with funds from the 2021 Bond. The multiple phases of improvement to Sachse Road will address increased r…