Nick Mills: Golden Mile works must be paused until Wellington votes - Wellington Mornings with Nick Mills

OPINION

The Golden Mile. Three words that terrify business owners on Lambton Quay, Willis Street and Courtenay Place.

You know the plan. Removing cars from those three streets, pedestrianising the roads and installing bus lanes only. Parking will be gone too.

It started off with Let's Get Wellington Moving. Then that was scrapped.

But Wellington mayor Tory Whanau promised to make sure it still went ahead. She secured the money from the coalition government and made it something of a legacy project.

But recently the council had gone silent on the plan. We learnt no contracts had been signed and there were certainly no shovels in the ground.

But ysterday the media were called into Wellington City Council offices for a top-secret meeting to reveal the latest plans.