Southern View: July 22, 2021
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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Thursday <strong>July</strong> <strong>22</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 3<br />
In Brief<br />
CONGESTION: Silverbacks Cafe co-owner Ying Zhang is sick and tired of roadworks in Cracroft causing a pinch in business<br />
for several months.<br />
PHOTOS: GEOFF SLOAN<br />
Traders ready for roadworks to end<br />
• From page 1<br />
“For us as a cafe, we have lots<br />
of local customers, especially in<br />
the morning on the way to work<br />
or if people are walking or running<br />
in the area,” Huang said.<br />
“But because of the roadworks,<br />
people aren’t really coming anymore.<br />
Some people don’t know<br />
how to make the detour and feel<br />
it’s hard to drive around, or they<br />
have to walk [further] as they<br />
need to park their car on<br />
another street.”<br />
Although the city council recently<br />
encouraged people to visit<br />
the Cracroft shops through social<br />
media, Huang believed signs<br />
pointing to the shops should be<br />
installed as a reminder that it<br />
was still business as usual.<br />
The same could be said for<br />
Velo Passion Project owner<br />
Richard Maddock.<br />
“It’s a fair bit quieter that’s for<br />
sure, but it’s unavoidable. It’s<br />
got to be done as traffic built up<br />
there before this, so I’m glad it’s<br />
now rather than in summer, “ he<br />
said.<br />
“I just hope they get it done on<br />
time.”<br />
This winter painted a different<br />
picture compared to last year following<br />
the level 4 lockdown.<br />
“Last year after Covid the bike<br />
industry went through a huge<br />
upturn, but it’s really different<br />
this winter.”<br />
The disruptions were definitely<br />
noticeable for Rebecca Wilson,<br />
who owns hair salon 50 Shades<br />
of Fabulous.<br />
“But I don’t have any complaints,<br />
the road workers are doing<br />
the best they can,” she said.<br />
“We’re lucky as most people<br />
book.”<br />
The city council is<br />
reconstructing the intersection<br />
to address increased traffic in the<br />
area.<br />
Work includes new traffic<br />
lights, speed bumps and road<br />
realignment to accommodate<br />
better traffic flow.<br />
NO STOPPING<br />
No stopping restrictions were<br />
approved for the Mathers Rd<br />
and Cedars St intersection at<br />
the latest Spreydon-Cashmere<br />
Community Board meeting.<br />
The restrictions will be put in<br />
place in response to residents’<br />
concerns about a lack of road<br />
visibility caused by parked cars.<br />
No stopping restrictions were<br />
also approved for the Darley and<br />
Barrington Sts intersection. The<br />
existing Darley St restrictions<br />
did not extend far enough down<br />
the narrow street, causing road<br />
obstruction from on-street<br />
parking.<br />
HAVE YOUR SAY<br />
Feedback is being sought on a<br />
project to improve a pedestrian<br />
island in Sydenham before<br />
workers are on-site. The city<br />
council is widening the existing<br />
pedestrian island to make it<br />
safer to cross Tennyson St near<br />
Norwood St as it is narrow and<br />
only safe for two to three people<br />
or one pushchair. The crossing<br />
is also used by many children<br />
on the way to school. The work<br />
also includes removing three<br />
parking spaces outside 108 and<br />
112 Tennyson St, providing<br />
pedestrians with better road<br />
visibility. Submissions are<br />
open until Monday on the city<br />
council’s Have Your Say website.<br />
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