New Wooing Tree Underpass opens in Cromwell

A state highway no longer separates residents of a Cromwell subdivision from the rest of the town.

The Wooing Tree Walkway, a new cycling and pedestrian underpass under State Highway 8B, links Wooing Tree Estate with the Big Fruit Reserve next to the Cromwell Mall.

The $200 million housing and commercial development received fast-track approval under the Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act in 2021 and at its completion, anticipated to be 2025, will be home to 380 homes — about 800 people.

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