North Canterbury News: June 30, 2022

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20 The North Canterbury News, June 30, 2022
Cycleway and footpath wanted
By SHELLEY TOPP
More than 100 people havesigneda
petition calling for asafe cycleway/foot
path to be installed from the Rangiora
Leigh HolidayPark corner to Loburn
School.
The petitionisincludedina
submission the school has made to the
WaimakaririDistrict Council calling
for the council to add the cycleway to
the list of others already prioritised
under its Walking and CyclingNetwork
Plan.
Loburn Schoolprincipal Stuart
Priddy saysthe busy sectionofroad
from the holiday parkcorner to Loburn
School is not safe for pupils to use.
‘‘Ruralroadsrepresentasignificant
hazard to our pupils trying to get to
school,and parents tell me that they
have been put off letting their kidsbike
and walktoschool because of the
dangers,’’ he says.
‘‘We all enjoy the driving experience
of rural roads,but for some the journey
comes with extra risks. Our kids,along
with all road users,deserve asafe trip.
‘‘What we need are dedicated
cycleway/paths to the school.’’
‘‘This issue is areal impediment to
promoting cycling skills in rural areas
and there are such greathealth
outcomes when kidscan get on abike
safely,’’ he says.
The council’s Walking and Cycling
Strategy was developedinpartnership
with the community and adopted in
2017.
It includes avision that Waimakariri
residents choose to walkand cycle and
that the environment is friendly, safe
and accessible for walkers and cyclists.
The council’s senior engineering
adviserDon Young, saysacycleway to
Loburn Schoolhas not made it on to the
Dangerous journey ... Loburn School pupils face adangerous walk to and from their
school and now more than 100 people have signed apetition calling for acycleway/footpath
to be installed from the Rangiora Leigh Holiday Park corner to Loburn School to make their
journey safer.
PHOTO: STUART PRIDDY
council’s priority list but that is only a
staff decision and all submissions will
be fully considered by the council.
‘‘I am really interested in what
Loburn School does put in its
submission. ‘‘We are very interested in
hearing fromthe community and
looking forward to seeing their
submissions and what they would like
us to think about.’’
Submissionsfor the plan close at 5pm
today,ThursdayJune 30.
Upgrade
continues
Work is continuing on Kaiapoi’s
‘‘shovelready’’ stormwater and
floodingproject.
Residents will have noticed workin
and aroundOtaki Street, whichshould
be completed by the end of August.
Thereare teams working in
Hodgson Avenue, Otaki Street,
Chapman Place and Wesley Street,
with all hands on deck to complete the
worksassoon as possible.
The work involves connectingan
undergroundpumping station in Otaki
Street with two branches of large
gravity pipes stretching east over to
Ashley Place and westtoWesley
Street.
AlongOtakiStreet, alarge pressure
main is being installedtoget the water
to the riverinlarge rainfall events.
To minimise disruption, the council
is taking the opportunity to replace the
Chapman Place wastewaterrising
main,and some watermains as well as
kerb and channelonOtaki Street and
Chapman Place.
To completethis stage the Fuller /
OtakiStreets intersection will be
closed to traffic while one of the
pipelines is installed.
The intersection will be closed for
around fourweeks and there willbe
traffic management and detours in
place. There will be achange to some
bus stop locations in the area too, with
temporarybus stops in place as the
busesuse the detour routes.
The major upgrade to the Kaiapoi
Stormwater Systemwill increase the
resilience of the stormwater network.
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