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Hey everyone,

There is again a whole lot of hassle about the Western Link Road (WLR), and where its southern entrance will be - and when!

Some people want the Raumati Station campaign to take sides in this debate on the WLR entrance - and we have always been clear that we are not going to do that.

At some stage, should either 200MRS or Poplar Avenue ever host a grade separated interchange as a southern entrance to the WLR, either site could accommodate an off ramp to the Station - whose optimal siting is equidistant between those two roading options.

But the fact is that the Station should be built immediately using existing connectivity - ie the carpark that is reserved for this purpose already, and which can also host a bus stop - and an overhead ramp for pedestrians to access the platform, just like there are ramps connecting pedestrians to platforms all the way down the western line eg Paremata, Tawa, Linden, Pukerua Bay etc.

Lucy

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