The Star: March 21, 2019

The Star Thursday March 21 2019
• By Julia Evans
MOTORIST’S frustration with
traffic and delays on the new $20
million section of Manchester St
is being resolved.
A two-year upgrade to 850m
of the street by Otakaro was
finished in August and included
widened footpaths and new bus
lanes and stops.
However, following
a series of
complaints about
traffic backing up
on the new stretch
of road, city council
staff have made a
Deon
Swiggs
number of changes
to ease frustration.
The permanent
demand for pedestrian
and cyclists crossing the
street was removed, so lights will
go red only when a pedestrian
and cyclist trigger the signal.
The stop line on Manchester
St northbound at the Hereford
St intersection was set back so
more vehicles could get through,
the signal phasing was adjusted
so time is reduced for the
northbound bus lane and signal
detectors in the bus lane have
been reprogrammed to allow any
spare time to be distributed to
general traffic.
There was an unnecessary allowance
in the phase at the Lichfield
St intersection for the tram,
which has also been removed.
Central Ward city councillor
Deon Swiggs, who submitted a
notice of motion that changes
be made, said it was a “fantastic
result” for drivers.
“I’m very pleased that we’re finally
doing things to fix it,” he said.
However, a report from city
council staff said a “complicating
factor” that it was delivered by
Otakaro.
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Plan to ease Manchester St frustration
“Although the road is open
to, and being used by the public,
it is yet to be accepted back by
the council. This initially limited
the changes Christchurch Transport
Operations Centre could
make.”
Cr Swiggs said he wanted to be
the one to sign the project off.
“I don’t want us to inherit a
liability,” he said. CTOC will
continue to monitor the road.
FLOW: The
city council
has made a
number of
changes to
the traffic
lights along
Manchester
St in a bid
to ease
frustration for
motorists.
City council staff have
suggested other options for
improvements, including signage
to guide motorists onto the oneway
system, turning off the lights
that allow for buses to re-enter
traffic during periods of low bus
frequency, reducing the amount
of traffic entering Manchester
St, more signal changes and
reintroducing the east-bound
right turn into Cashel St.
NEWS 17
Feedback
sought on
reserve toilets
FEEDBACK IS open on a plan
that could see two toilet blocks
installed at Roto Kohatu Reserve
at a cost of $1 million.
The popular recreation site
on Sawyers Arms Rd, which
currently only has portaloos,
would get two separate toilet
blocks due to the high number
of annual visitors to Lake Roto
Kohatu and Lake Rua.
The lakes are used for
watersports, swimming and
there is a picnic area. Each block
will have two cubicles and an
outside shower. The cost would
be $282,806 for each building
and $440,000 to connect them
up to services. The toilet blocks
were approved by the Fendalton-
Waimairi-Harewood Community
Board in July after the city
council discovered visitors
were defecating in the bushes
surrounding the lake.
The city council is also
proposing a new 100-space car
park. Depending on the outcome
of the consultation, the city council
aims to have the toilet blocks
completed before December.
•To see the plan and
have your say, go to www.
ccc.govt.nz/the-council/
consultations-andsubmissions/haveyoursay/
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