Henry Brittain, left, and Steve Porter by upgraded tram lines. Photo / David Haxton
Henry Brittain, left, and Steve Porter by upgraded tram lines. Photo / David Haxton
A new section of tram track and a revamped vehicular crossing in Kāpiti's Queen Elizabeth Park has solved two problems.
The first problem involved vehicles, often heavy duty, using the northern State Highway 1 area as an entrance or exit to the park.
It was an issue especially from asafety perspective because the entrance/exit was next to a 100km/h expressway.
So an area inside the safer haven of the Mackays Crossing area of the park was identified as a better option for vehicles to use.
But the area needed a major transformation including a revamp to part of Wellington Tramway Museum's tram tracks as well as a makeover of a vehicle crossing over it.
Since lockdown, 18 members from the society clocked more than 800 volunteer hours refurbishing 55m of track.
Upgraded track. Photo / David Haxton
It was painstaking work involving removing the old tracks, selecting robust replacement ones which had been stored onsite for 50 years, laying stone cover, sorting out sleepers, fastenings, nuts and bolts, joints and more.
And the track work meant a second issue could be addressed.
