Govt chips in $9.2m for Franz Josef flood protection

Govt chips in $9.2m for Franz Josef flood protection
The tourist attraction township is constantly at risk from the elements. (Deposit Photos)
Paul McBeth
The government will stump up $9.2 million to help protect Franz Josef from the Waiho River flooding.The first phase of plans to upgrade northern stopbanks will cost $12.3m, with Westland District and West Coast Regional councils also contributing to the project. That’s half the $24m initially envisaged by the regional council to raise the barriers, bridge and approaches, and install new protections.The regional council hired Tonkin + Taylor and Ernst & Young to assess the risk of flooding and the Alpine fault to Franz Josef, where the...

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