Nor'West News: June 18, 2019

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Traffic decision welcomed
• By Jess Gibson
Mark Wilson
ONE OF the main drivers in
opposing a traffic management
plan for St Albans, Mark Wilson,
has applauded its rejection.
On Thursday, the city council
voted not to endorse the Downstream
Effects Management
Plan, which was designed to
mitigate traffic
when the $240
million Northern
Corridor
opens next
year.
Mr Wilson,
who is a St Albans
resident,
helped organised
a
2400-signature petition opposing
the DEMP last year as the
community felt it prioritised
vehicles above people.
He said there is still a long way
to go before the community get
the outcome they want but the
decision is a step in the right
direction.
“The overriding feeling is that
the community is thankful that
staff have tried their best and
that they will continue to try
their best,” Mr Wilson said.
The DEMP did not address
traffic volumes on Cranford St
which were expected to more
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than double from an existing
21,000 vehicles a day to 48,000
vehicles a day within five years,
effectively splitting the community
in half.
Elected members unanimously
passed the recommendations
by the joint Linwood-Central-
Heathcote and Papanui-Innes
community boards to turn down
the plan. The recommendations
passed were slightly amended
version from what the joint community
boards resolved.
In spite of the plan being
turned down, one resolution
was that staff proceed with the
proposed stages 1A and 1B of
the project, which provides for
a safer environment for all users
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and the community.
This includes intersection upgrades
along Cranford, Berwick
and Warrington Sts, clearways
along Cranford St, traffic calming
on a number of local streets,
vehicle and environmental
monitoring, lower speed zones,
safe access to schools and safe
cycling routes.
Staff will work with the
strategic partners – NZTA,
Environment Canterbury and
Waimakariri District Council –
to deliver these measures.
The joint community boards
will remain heavily involved in
oversight of the project and will
be regularly updated on whether
the upgrades are on track to be
PROTEST:
St Albans
residents who
piled into the
Civic Offices
on Thursday
were pleased
to hear that the
city council did
not endorse the
Downstream
Effects
Management
Plan.
completed before the CNC opens.
Mr Wilson said the main
project the community wants to
see delivered is an “express bus
service that reduces the number
of single car commuters.”
This was part of an alternative
plan developed by traffic engineer
Axel Wilke that uses two of
the four lanes of the Northern
Arterial for busses.
Said Mr Wilke: “The agencies
delivering the project are, at this
point, considering a city-bound
high-occupancy vehicle lane
and express bus services for four
hours per day. We argue that’s
not good enough yet, and we will
further work with the agencies
to advance their thinking.”
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Repairs are being made to the
sewer on Cranford St. It was
renewed 18 months ago but after
work was completed, CCTV
inspection revealed two defects
and these are now being repaired
by City Care. There is no road
closure but any bus stops affected
may have been temporarily
relocated. Work is set to be
finished on Friday.
SPRING WATER
Free spring water direct from
an aquifer is now available at
Burnside Park. People can fill
clean containers with up to
20-litres of water, which is not
treated with chlorine and is tested
regularly to make sure it meets
New Zealand’s Drinking Water
Standards. The water is drawn
from a depth of 200m.
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
Pamphlets will be distributed in
Redwood to inform people of the
Redwood Business and Residents’
Association. Donna Brenssell,
who was involved in getting the
association up and running in
April, said the main focus at last
week’s meeting was getting more
people to join. The next meeting
will be held on June 9 at 7pm
at the Christchurch Function
Centre, Redwood Hotel, 340 Main
North Rd.
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