New evidence furnished by the Gore District Council in support of its Mataura River bridge resource consent application will delay the announcement of the commissioners’ decision. Commissioners Dean Chrystal, of Christchurch, Reginald Proffit, of Gisborne, and Bonnie Mager, of Invercargill, conducted an independent hearing at the Gore District Council chambers in December last year. At the end of the hearing the commissioners gave the council until January 29 to make a right of reply. The evidence came from the council’s 3 Waters asset manager Matt Bayliss, roading manager Peter Standring and expert witness bridge engineer Daniel Crocker and discussed the alternative locations for the proposed bridge. Comments were to be limited to the matters covered by the new evidence and should be sent to the council by March 3.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 23, 2021 15:33 UTC