Bay Harbour: April 12, 2017

Wednesday April 12 2017
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650 intersection submissions
• By Caitlin Miles
THE CITY council has received
more than 650 responses to
potential plans to change the
controversial St Andrews Hill
intersection.
Consultation on the
intersection at St Andrews
Hill, Bridle Path and Main
Rds closed in February and
city council staff are currently
working through the large
number of submissions received
on the three options put out for
consultation.
Following the reconstruction
of the Ferrymead Bridge, the
city council released plans for
the intersection, which drew
outcry from residents, who said
it was poorly laid out.
The intersection went ahead
regardless in 2015. Earlier
this year the city council
proposed making changes to
the intersection. Leaflets were
dropped in nearby residents
letterboxes.
The first option is to leave the
intersection as it is.
The second option is to
install new traffic signals on St
Andrews Hill Rd alongside new
pre-signals on Bridle Path Rd.
The third option is to
introduce a no right turn for
CHANGES: More than 650 people submitted views on the three proposed options for the St
Andrews Hill and Bridle Path Rds intersection. ​
Bridle Path traffic on to Main
Rd.
Residents said the second
option was preferred. Heathcote
Valley residents said the third
option would be detrimental to
the community.
Drop in consultations on the
issue were well attended, with
more than 50 people at one of
the sessions.
Since consultation closed
city council staff were working
through the large amount of
feedback received from the
options.
A city council spokeswoman
said the submissions wouldn’t
be released to the public until
June due to the large number
received staff needed to
analyse, collate and speak to
submitters before they could be
released.
Lower speed
‘not enough’
•From page 1
The city council carried out
public consultation on reducing
the speed at the end of last year.
From the submissions 365 people
agreed with reducing speeds
on the proposed roads, 97 people
were against or provided no comment
on the proposed changes.
Mr Puentener said while the
proposal had gained support it
was “frustrating” that 50km/h
was not proposed and it didn’t
answer want the community
wanted.
“They haven’t really listened,
they’ve said 60km/h and we’re
saying why not lower?” Mr Puentener
said.
The community has been
campaigning for lower speed
limits for “at least 20 years” Mr ​
Puentener said, due to concerns
for pedestrian safety and other
road users.
Mr Puentener said it is a start
but he will continue to lobby for a
lower speed.
If the city council approves the
speed reductions the work will
cost $1700 and will come into
effect from June 1.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you
think the speed reduction is
enough? Should it be lower?
Send your views to caitlin.
miles@star.kiwi
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