Footpath Renewal Programme (Auckland CC)

Auckland City owns 2,214 km of footpaths across the city, many of which are in a poor condition. Accelerated deterioration has been caused by a combination of poor reinstatement by utility operators and building developers, tree roots and vehicles parking on the footpath. Many of the city's footpaths were constructed at a time when design conditions and standards were not as high as they are today. Recent citywide footpath condition surveys have revealed that 30 per cent, or 664 km of footpaths are assessed as poor and very poor.