Larry Williams Drive

Backlash to proposals to allow local councils to fast-track cycleway road work with less consultation.Transport Minister Michael Wood is under fire from Wellington businesses with the High Court recently granting an interim injunction over the Newtown cycleway construction.The proposal would put an end to local businesses being able to use the court system to stop work being done.Local business owner Urmila Bhana told Heather du Plessis-Allan she’s concerned it's removing local citizens’ ability to have a say in the streets they occupy.“It impacts peoples’ livelihoods. It affects them on a daily basis – the way they work, their domestic needs.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.