Southern View: April 21, 2022

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Community input sought into roadwork
options for last phase of Coastal Pathway
WORK ON the Coastal Pathway
appears to be stuck between a
rock and a hard place.
And now contractors want
people in Sumner and Redcliffs
to let them know how they
would like the work carried out.
Construction of the pathway
has entered its final phase, but
the city council said on Monday
it has reached “a tricky stage”
with contractors Fulton Hogan
busy completing the section
between the eastern end of Redcliffs
Village and Shag Rock.
“Work is going
smoothly,
but Fulton
Hogan have
reached a
110-metre
stretch that’s
too narrow to
Lynette Ellis
maintain both
the worksite
and two lanes
OPINION: The city council is asking people in Sumner and Redcliffs for feedback on
construction options for the Coastal Pathway.
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of traffic,” said city council head
of transport and waste management
Lynette Ellis.
“Fulton Hogan has developed
two different approaches to how
they can complete this section,
and they want to find out which
option the community would
prefer. They particularly want
the feedback of those who live in,
or commute through, the Sumner/Redcliffs
area, as they will be
the most affected.”
Option one would see work
completed at night between
8pm–6am, Sunday to Thursday.
This would mean two lanes of
traffic can be maintained during
the day. The work would be able
to be completed in six weeks but
there could be noise at night for
nearby residents.
Option two would see the
work done in two shifts each
weekday. The first shift would
operate from 9.30am to 2.30pm
and the second shift from 6pm to
11pm. Traffic would be reduced
to one lane during each shift.
However, outside of shift hours,
the road would be reinstated to
two lanes for peak traffic.
This option would mean
quieter nights for residents but
delays of up to 15 minutes for
road users when the road was
operating with one lane only.
The work is also likely to take
twice as long to complete – 12
weeks as opposed to six weeks
under option one.
“Each option has its pros and
cons, and the people who will be
living with it will be able to indicate
which one they’d prefer,”
Ellis said.
“We recognise this work is
having an impact on a wide
group of people, and we apologise
for any inconvenience.”
Fulton Hogan hopes to have a
plan in place and work underway
by mid May.
Once complete, the pathway
will stretch 6.5km from the Ferrymead
Bridge to Scarborough
Beach, and allow people to enjoy
walking, cycling, scooting or
skating safely off-road along the
coast.
Residents who would like
more information can contact
the Fulton Hogan team via
0800 ROADFH or cant.info@
fultonhogan.com, or arrange an
in-person meeting.
Tracey McLellan
MP for Banks Peninsula
I’m here to help. Please contact my
office if you require any assistance.
03 376 4512
Tracey.McLellanMP@parliament.govt.nz
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