Bridge to Better: Revitalising Nelson's city centre

Bridge to better is a major upgrade project in the city centre that will provide three water infrastructure capacity and resilience that will cater for hundreds of homes in the city centre and revitalise Bridge Street between Rutherford and Collingwood Streets.

It is supported by $36.3 million of funding from the Government’s Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF).

City Centre works and closures

map of CBD showing closures

Proposed construction timeline

Construction Timeline
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Project Progress: 13.0% Complete