Wellington City Council has revealed the final designs for the revitalisation of Courtenay Place, with construction set to begin in April.

The work will start with improvements at the Kent/Cambridge Terrace intersection, including new paving outside the Embassy Theatre and a shifted pedestrian crossing.  

Other upgrades include expanded pedestrian areas, more outdoor dining and visual markers of hidden awa (streams).

Courtenay Place will remain open for business during the construction.

The revamp is part of a larger project to upgrade Wellington’s Golden Mile area, which covers Lambton Quay, part of Willis St, Manners St and Courtenay Place.  

This project started under Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM), a joint initiative of Wellington City Council, Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency and Greater Wellington Regional Council.  

However, it was transferred to the Wellington City Council after LGWM was wound up early last year.