Bay Harbour: February 28, 2024

Wednesday February 28 2024 Bay Harbour News
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz
Work scheduled for Cave Tce
• By Dylan Smits
STABILISATION work will
start on a Redcliffs hillside in
mid to late March to address
erosion.
The complaints of nearby
residents are being addressed
after years of them voicing
concerns about slips on the
slope above Cave Tce.
Malcolm Fraser, who lives on
Moncks Spur Rd, has to drive
up Cave Tce to reach his home.
He said vegetation and debris
falling onto the road has caused
difficulties in the past after bad
weather.
“You’ve got all this rubbish
hanging and falling onto the
roadway and it’s fairly narrow
already.”
Fraser said he has been
complaining to the city council
for the past 25 years, trying to
get the slope maintained more
regularly.
“All they do is clean up the
slips and not address the issue.”
He said city council
contractors usually attend to the
area annually, but only when
prompted by residents.
City streets maintenance
manager Steve Guy said the
issues around slips are being
addressed and a contractor
has recently been selected for
stabilisation work.
EROSION: Residents on Moncks Spur Rd say stabilisation
work is need to prevent slips on Cave Tce (above). The city
council is planning to start work in the coming weeks. ​
“The contractor will be
establishing the site and setting
up traffic management in the
coming weeks.”
He said construction is
expected to take three weeks.
Blair Quane also lives on the
Moncks Spur Rd and has dealt
with the slips.
“When we get a period of
sustained rainfall, we lose part
of the bank down onto the road,
which has meant we need to
drive around or through it.”
For the duration of the
construction, Cave Tce will be a
one-way road at times.
The stabilisation will involve
removing existing vegetation
and sculpting the slope to
provide an even surface for
Geofabric installation, Guy said.
Geofabric will be installed to
provide a protective layer and
prevent erosion.
Guy said the slope will be
hydroseeded and watered and
monitored regularly for seed
growth.
Hydroseeding is a mix of
seeds, mulch, fertiliser and
water. It can be used to rapidly
establish a vegetation cover to
protect exposed soil from sheet
and erosion.
Fraser also wants the
vegetation maintained more
regularly to lower fire risk.
“The hanging grass and
toetoes are a real problem and
they need to sort it out.”
All areas associated with
hillside vegetation potentially
pose a fire risk, said Guy.
In response to residents’
concerns about the irregular
maintenance of the slope, Guy
said: “The area in question
is maintained reactively, and
as such can be prompted by
residents and staff who are
carrying out maintenance in the
area.”
He said the city council aims
to maintain a balance between
“vegetation control and bank
stability,” as vegetation on the
slope can help prevent erosion.
NEWS 3
Road
closure
frustrates
residents
• From page 1
SailGP said in correspondence
with residents the road closure
was “designed to manage the flow
of traffic, parking, emergency
access, resident access and
transport options for ticket
holders”.
It said addresses in the closed
areas would be mailed a pass
allowing access from Lyttelton in
late February or early March.
SailGP did not respond to
questions from Bay Harbour
News about why it was necessary
to restrict access to residents,
especially those who live close to
Dyers Pass Rd, or if alternative
options had been considered.
On its website it said the traffic
management plan had been
prepared with input from the city
council, ChristchurchNZ, Waka
Kotahi, local businesses and other
stakeholders.
Lyttelton residents will also be
blocked from entering the suburb
through Sumner and Governors
Bay and only allowed access
through Tunnel Rd, Bridle Path
Rd and Ferry Rd.
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