Work underway on Dublin Street overbridge

Work on Picton’s Dublin Street overbridge is underway.

To enable this work to be carried out safely, Dublin Street will operate at one lane with single direction traffic running east to west between Auckland and Kent Streets until August.

The first part of the work involves the relocation of pipes to prepare the site for the main construction work that will follow.

From 1 August Dublin Street will be closed to traffic and pedestrians for approximately 20 months while the overbridge is constructed. During this time, for safety reasons Broadway will also close to through traffic.

Once complete the Dublin Street overbridge will create a key connection for the town allowing vehicles, walkers and cyclists to move safely and easily between the town centre and port area. It has been carefully designed to feature a dedicated lane for pedestrians and cyclists, with urban design and greenery reflecting the cultural story and landscape of Waitohi Picton. This is all part of the redevelopment of the new terminal to accommodate Interislander’s two new purpose-built ferries, and create a welcoming gateway for Waitohi Picton. For more information and a map of the 1 August traffic detour plan go to: www.irex.co.nz

A cuppaWITH YOUR COUNCILLORS

Marlborough District Council’s Sounds-based councillors are available for a drop-in chat each month from 20 July.

Come along to the Waitohi Whare Mātauranga/Picton Library and Service Centre on a Thursday each month, from 10.00 am until midday.

The councillors can provide advice and information and help with Council-related issues.

Councillors Barbara Faulls, Raylene Innes and Ben Minehan are Sounds Ward councillors. Allanah Burgess is the Māori Ward councillor for Marlborough and based in Picton.

WHERE: Picton Library and Service Centre

WHEN: 10.00 am to midday on Thursday 20 July; 24 August; 21 September; 26 October and 23 November 2023

This means most prescriptions will now be free for you to collect.

You may still have to pay to collect some prescription items, for example for medicines prescribed by private specialists and private dentists.

Any family which pays for 20 prescription items in a year is eligible for a Prescription Subsidy Card, which means they won’t have to pay for any more prescription items until 1 February the following year. A family includes a person’s partner and dependent children aged from 14 to 18.

Collecting prescription items for children under 14 is already free.

For more information please visit www.nmhdb.govt.nz/Prescription-Subsidy-Scheme