The urban design for the project looks to the ancestral use of the wider area for safe passage and harvesting kai (food), whether by ara (tracks) or awa (water). Design elements of the bridges, bridge barriers and retaining wall panels provide travellers with a connection to the cultural and ancestral landscape of the area.

For people travelling from the North, the new Albany Busway Bridge is the first distinctive landmark of the project and references the movement of a waka (canoe) through water. The light poles which are currently being installed are positioned in a way so as to be reminiscent of hoe (paddle) stroking through water from a waka. We plan to turn on the lights at night later in the year.