Bay Harbour: April 26, 2017

Wednesday April 26 2017
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Upgrade for Akaroa intersections
In Brief
• By Bridget Rutherford
SEVEN AKAROA intersections
need to be upgraded after a
review found they were not up
to standard – but due to the
cost, the improvements will be
made over time.
A recent review of the
township’s accessibility and
pedestrian facilities showed
there were seven intersections
that did not comply with
the New Zealand Transport
Agency’s guidelines.
The majority of the safety
issues related to there being
no tactile paving, which are
textured yellow surfaces that
aid pedestrians who are visually
impaired. It is proposed that all
seven intersections would now
have them installed.
The city council says if it were
to address all the non-compliant
facilities at once, it would be
“very costly”.
Because of that, it aimed to
upgrade them over time.
Some car parking would have
to be removed to make way for
no stopping lines.
It is proposed the intersection
of Rue Lavaud and Rue Viard
will have a landscaped kerb
built to narrow the crossing
distance and improve visibility.
The current give way control
would be replaced with a stop
sign.
Where Rue Lavaud and Rue
Brittan meet, there would be
a kerb cut down, and lines
would be painted to show the
difference between the road and
footpath.
The Rue Lavaud and Rue
Croix intersection would also
get a painted line edge.
So would Rue Lavaud and Rue
Balguerie in the interim, but
more investigation will be done
to see how to further improve it.
The Beach Rd and Rue Jolie
intersection would get tactile
pavers, while Beach Rd’s intersection
with Church St would
see a kerb reduction and a
painted edge line.
The pedestrian crossing on
Rue Jolie will get tactile paving
and no stopping lines painted.
The city council says the
upgrades would support Akaroa
becoming more accessible and
safer.
CHANGES:
An artist’s
impression
of what the
proposed line
marking, and
tactile paving
would look
like at the
intersection of
Rue Lavaud
and Rue Brittan. ​
Public consultation on the
proposed changes closes on
May 10, and after the feedback
is reviewed, a decision would
be made at a Banks Peninsula
Community Board meeting.
It is hoped work would begin
in either June or July.
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you
think these intersections are
dangerous for pedestrians?
Email caitlin.miles@starmedia.kiwi
HEAT PUMP FOR HALL
Te Mata Hapuku Community Hall
in Birdlings Flat will be one step
closer to staying warm through
the winter after receiving a grant.
The Banks Peninsula Community
Board approved a grant of $2000
towards a heat pump for the centre.
The building has finished with an
opening ceremony planned for
June 23
RESERVE PLAN
A draft landscape plan for
Governors Bay Reserve is expected
to be presented to the public next
month. The plan for Governors
Bay Reserve was shown to the
Banks Peninsula Community
Board for feedback prior to public
consultation. The proposed
landscape plan will be publicly
available during consultation
from May 8 to May 29. The
community board will then
consider whether to approve it in
July. Construction is planned for
late this year.
TRAFFIC ISLAND GO-AHEAD
A traffic island will be installed
on Ferry Rd at the intersection of
Charlesworth St. The Linwood-
Central-Heathcote Community
Board has approved the crossing
to go in place to improve safety for
pedestrians and make it easier to
cross the road.
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