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The Hutt River City Centre Upgrade Project (HRCCUP) is a joint initiative between Greater Wellington Regional Council (GW), Hutt City Council (HCC) and New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to improve flood protection, urban landscape, roading and transport through  the City Centre of Lower Hutt.

The Hutt River Floodplain Management Plan (2001) established the status of the flood protection system and an improvement strategy. Climate Change, land constraints within the City Centre reach, and the river flow capacity of the Melling Bridge impact on the level of flood protection proposed by the Hutt River Floodplain Management Plan. HCC and NZTA have other interests that are related to the flood protection improvements, including infrastructure, transport and roading. There are urban development opportunities that can be integrated with the flood improvements.