Work is about to begin on developing former reserve land on Waenga Drive in Cromwell now owned by Foodstuffs.
In 2021, Foodstuffs, which owns New World Cromwell on Murray Terrace, purchased part of the adjacent Waenga Drive Greenway Reserve from the Central Otago District Council to expand the supermarket site, because of demand.
The Council got feedback from the community on the Foodstuffs proposal to purchase the reserve land and agreed to the request. The section of land has now been subdivided off the remaining reserve in this greenway. Part of the agreement to sell the land was that Foodstuffs would develop the remaining reserve area and mitigate issues to neighbours.
Phase 1 of the work, which begins today (Monday 9 September) and continues to 30 September will involve removing the residents’ fencing and some small trees to install new acoustic fencing.
Part of Waenga Drive will be temporarily closed late September to mid-December to allow services to be relocated, landscaping to be carried out within the reserve, installation of a pedestrian crossing and the New World car park expansion.
Artist’s impression of the result to be achieved.
