Southern View: June 23, 2022

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QUICK PACE: Henry Uys (left) of Somerfield took part in the country’s fastest mountain
bike race, the Bridge to Bridge, last weekend. Uys was third in his class and sixth overall
in the 60km event held annually in June on the northern bank of the Waimakariri River. ​
Regie Mangaoil of Woolston won the 15km race in a time of 43min 57sec.
Roundabout site
not high risk
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In 2011, McPhail spoke to the
community board about a proposal
to install a refuge island on
Cashmere Rd where people cross,
to combat safety issues with the
tight corner.
He said traffic engineers visited
the site and recommended this
proposal, however it was not
passed by the community board
at the time.
“This is about the fourth time
they’ve consulted the people to
look at it,” McPhail said.
“They just don’t seem to
want to address it at all, these
centre islands have been put
in everywhere else. Why
they don’t want to put one in
to give everyone a safe space
to cross I don’t know, I just
don’t get it.”
Last year a group called
Barrington Cashmere Safe
Streets was formed to provide a
voice about pedestrian and cycle
safety issues in the area.
The group consulted with
Cashmere High School, Hohepa
Canterbury residential services,
and Thorrington Primary School.
Each shared concerns of safety
around crossing Cashmere Rd
and the roundabout.
McPhail said he supports the
idea of installing a refuge island
at the Barrington St approach,
HAVE YOUR SAY: What
do you think about the
roundabout? Email
emily.moorhouse@
starmedia.kiwi. Keep
responses to 200 words or
less
but more needs to be done for the
Cashmere Rd and Purau Tce approaches
for better safety.
Community board chair
Karolin Potter said there was
hesitation about carrying
out more work on
the roundabout due to
the planned bus lane for
Cashmere Rd.
“We know we aren’t
fulfilling what the people
think they need in terms
of a priority for pedestrians
here, but if we
do that it’s going to
have to be pulled out for the bus
lane.”
Potter said once the bus lane
goes through, which is pending,
city council staff will reassess the
roundabout.
The community board agenda
stated the roundabout is not
identified as a high risk site –
compared to others in the city
– using KiwiRAP assessment
criteria, and therefore is not a
priority for funding.
Karolin
Potter
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