STOP THE ROUTEBURN TUNNEL
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT...
In 2006, MDL put in a proposal to the Department of Conservation asking
permission to build an 11.3km long tunnel from the end of the Routeburn road
through the mountains to link up with the Hollyford Road thus cutting the
driving travel time to Milford Sound. The Department of Conservation asked for
more information from them over the ensuing years. In late 2011 DOC said it was
moving to grant concession and had opened the process to pubic submissions.
Glenorchy united as a community is opposed to the tunnel and in a town meeting
voted 100-0 against the tunnel. Why? Because the building of the tunnel would
violate the entrance to the Routeburn track, an area beloved by people across
the world for its pristine wilderness and the ease with which one can be in the
natural world. Glenorchy has long been an end of road community. For the first
100 years of its existence it was only accessible by boat and in the last 50
years by an ever improving road. It is a strong community filled with hard
working people who have chosen to live here because of the natural beauty of the
region. It is not an easy life to live in Glenorchy but among its benefits has
been the strength of the community that’s grown here and a shared vision of its
future (as expressed in its community plan which is part of the Queenstown Lakes
District plan). The proposed tunnel would change life at the Head of the Lake.
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http://www.stopthetunnel.co.nz/ Photo revue
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