Save The City-to-Sea Bridge
Press Release – Save the City-to-Sea Bridge
We disagree with the Councils decision to demolish this iconic bridge because we believe it was made in haste, and the people of Wellington were not properly consulted, says Stuart Niven, Spokesperson for the Save the City-to-Sea Bridge group.
Wellingtonians are invited down to their much-loved City-to-Sea Bridge on Sunday afternoon ahead of a High Court case starting Monday that may seal its fate.
The Wellington Civic Trust, supported by the Architectural Centre, is currently undertaking a judicial review of Wellington City Council's decision to demolish the bridge that links pedestrians to the waterfront.
The case will be heard at the High Court in Wellington on Monday 28 and Tuesday 29 April.
Spokesperson for the Save the City-to-Sea Bridge group (an informal organisation established to keep the Bridge), Stuart Niven, says on Sunday 26 April between 1- 3pm the group will be out with flyers and information to help people understand what's at stake.
'We disagree with the Council's decision to demolish this iconic bridge because we believe it was made in haste, and the people of Wellington were not properly consulted,' says Stuart Niven.
'The bridge is a crucial access link to the waterfront with some of the city's best vantage points of the harbour and its design and artworks should not be bulldozed.
'The Council hasn't done its homework and this iconic bridge's proposed demolition is expensive and unnecessary.
'We believe that a lot of Wellingtonians have no idea that this important community asset could be lost. It is the only bridge of its type that allows people to avoid six lanes of traffic to get to the waterfront; once it's gone there is no guarantee that a similar structure will be built as there's no funding for it.
'We encourage anyone who wants to know more about this to join us on Sunday afternoon to find out more, or visit our Facebook page Save Wellington's City-to-Sea Bridge.
We are also fundraising to help pay for the legal fight to save the bridge and would appreciate any help people can give us at our Givealittle page,' Stuart Niven said.
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