The Star: May 31, 2018

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Plan to reduce Brougham St noise
• By Julia Evans
BUSY BROUGHAM St will get
a makeover to make it less noisy
for residents.
THe New Zealand Transport
Agency has included a plan for
$10 million noise improvements
along parts of State Highways
76 Brougham St and 74 Dyers
Rd westbound in its draft
investment proposal
It comes as a $20 million
corridor improvement for
Brougham St has also been
included in a bid to reduce
congestion.
THere are about 40,000
vehicles that use the SH76
thoroughfare between the
Southern Motorway and
Lyttelton Port, including 5000
heavy vehicles.
“Noise mitigation in the
programme will comprise
low-noise road surfaces or
noise walls. The details of the
mitigation will be decided
following detailed investigation
and design for each site. For sites
in Christchurch the mitigation
is likely to comprise low-noise
surfacing rather than noise
walls,” an NZTA spokesperson
said.
Low-noise surfacing involves
NOISE: Parts of Brougham St and Dyers Rd have been identified by the NZTA as needing
noise walls.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
a special type of asphalt that
reduces the noise of vehicles
travelling over it.
But the work is also intended
to support “environmental
outcomes” along heavy
transport corridors such as
Brougham St and Dyers Rd as
part of the Government Policy
Statement on land transport by
reducing emissions.
“Noise mitigation by low-noise
surfaces or noise walls reduce
people’s (residents, nearby
businesses) exposure to noise
and reduce adverse health
effects,” the spokesperson said.
SH74 and 76 were the only
roads in Canterbury identified
as suitable for noise barriers.
THe exact locations of the
noise mitigation will not be
confirmed until “further
analysis” of the areas are
complete.
THe work is part of a new
nationwide highway noise
mitigation project run by NZTA,
the spokesperson said.
“A programme business case is
being prepared to seek approval
for funding from the board of
the NZTA.”
Traffic chaos
expected
this weekend
• By Julia Evans
MOTORISTS ARE being warned
to avoid the Addington area this
Queen’s Birthday Weekend.
There will be “significant
delays” in the area as Whiteleigh
Ave between Lincoln Rd and
Troup Dr will be closed from 6am
Saturday to Tuesday while the
railway line is upgraded.
North and southbound traffic
will be detoured via Lincoln Rd,
Wrights Rd, Matipo St and Blenheim
Rd.
Traffic travelling east and west
will be detoured via Lincoln Rd,
Moorhouse Ave and Blenheim Rd.
Entry into Tower Junction
Mega Centre will be closed from
Clarence St, however, will remain
open on Blenheim Rd.
Properties will still be accessible
from side streets surrounding the
road closure.
Roads in the central city will
also be closed on Sunday for the
ASB Christchurch Marathon.
Race time is 8am and widespread
travel disruption is to be
expected. There will be traffic
restrictions in place from 5am
until 2pm with no vehicle travel
across the city.
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