SCIRT traffic update for week starting Monday 29 June 2015

What road should I use getting across and through the central city?

(Thanks to the Christchurch Transport Operations Centre for this advice.)

Southbound (towards Port Hills)

If you are headed south, use Barbadoes St, Fitzgerald Ave or Durham St.

Westbound (towards Hagley Park)

St Asaph St and Moorhouse Ave will have delays at peak hours. Consider using Moorhouse Ave, Brougham Street or Kilmore St for east/west journeys.

Northbound (towards Bealey Ave/Papanui/Shirley)

Madras Street will be busy at peaks. Use Fitzgerald Ave or Montreal St.

The best place for traffic updates is www.tfc.govt.nz

Central city update

• St Asaph St - delays are continuing between Colombo and Durham Sts but work should be completed soon. Use Moorhouse Ave for east-west travel.
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• Manchester St is one-way towards Gloucester St from Armagh St. Northbound traffic will detour onto Gloucester and Colombo Sts.
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• Antigua St will be northbound only, towards the Square, between Moorhouse Ave and St Asaph St. Southbound traffic will be detoured down Selwyn St.
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• Moorhouse Ave continues to have lane drops, including the overbridge, so expect delays at peak times, however flow is improving as work sites reduce.

Aranui/Wainoni

See the latest Aranui map showing bus routes and detours.

• Brockenhurst St is one-way eastbound, so traffic can head towards Wainoni School. To get to Wainoni Rd, take Eureka St. Use the one-way (towards Hampshire St) on Cheriton St to reach Hampshire St. Cheriton St will be one-way (towards Hampshire St) for about a week.
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• Basingstoke St
- Continuing road closure east of Bournemouth Cres, heading towards Hampshire St for another month.
- Two-way traffic with a priority give-way system east of Portsmouth St until late August along this part of the street to Bournemouth Cres.
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• Carters Rd and Shortland St - From Wednesday 1 July, there will be a road closure on Carters Rd between Shortland St to the end of Carters Rd cul-de-sac (to 53 Carters Rd). A road closure will also be in place on Shortland St from Carters Rd to Rowses Rd. The road closures will be in place for about two weeks.

Ongoing work in other suburbs

Burwood – New Brighton Rd, Lake Terrace Rd

New Brighton Rd closed to traffic passed Bassett Street, heading east for about a week. Use Travis Rd or follow detour signs.

Lake Terrace Rd closed between New Brighton Rd and Burwood Rd until end of July. Follow detour signs.

Linwood – Wyon St, Buckleys Rd, Dacre St

From Tuesday 30 June, Wyon St intersection with Buckleys Rd will be closed and Dacre St will be exit only onto Buckleys Rd for around three weeks.

Linwood – Gloucester St and Woodham Rd

A temporary one-way traffic system will be in place for traffic travelling westbound on Woodham Rd between Ngarimu St and Worcester St for about a week.

• A detour route will be in place for traffic travelling eastbound on Woodham Rd via Ngarimu St–Dunarnan St–Kerrs Rd, please follow the on-street detour signs.

• No left turn onto Woodham Rd from Ngarimu St.

• No right turn out of Worcester St onto Woodham Rd.

Huntsbury - Centaurus Rd roundabout

Traffic controllers using Stop/Go signs during the day will guide drivers through the Centaurus Rd/Albert Tce/Wilsons Rd roundabout for around two days, weather dependent.

St Martins – Centaurus Rd

Temporary lane shifts and shoulder closures along Centaurus Rd between St Martins Rd and Kowhai Tce for about a month. Two-way traffic will continue on Centaurus Rd, during this wastewater repair work.

Turning restrictions:

• No right turn out of Kowhai Tce onto Centaurus Rd.
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• No right turn onto Kowhai Tce from Centaurus Rd.
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• No right turn at the intersection of Centaurus Rd and Centaurus Rd.

Selwyn St, Addington - between Brougham St and Somerset Crescent

Two-way traffic, but there will be no right turn from Somerset Cres onto Brougham St. Please be careful of cyclists who will be merged with traffic in this area.

Edgeware Rd, St Albans, one-way

Edgeware Rd is reduced to one-way traffic for eastbound traffic, between Manchester St and Allard St for about two weeks. A detour is in place for westbound traffic. Mel and Zoe’s Alteration and Design is still accessible for westbound traffic by a detour along Barbadoes St, Edward Ave and Madras St.

Opawa Rd one-way for three days

SCIRT’s McConnell Dowell team will repair the wastewater laterals outside 69 & 79 Opawa Rd. Opawa Rd will be one-way westbound from Ensors Rd to Brougham St on Wednesday and Thursday.

Opawa – Ensors Rd

Night work is taking place on Ensors Rd between Brougham St and Opawa Rd. Work will be done on one side of the street at a time.

• When work is on the west side of the road there’s no entry from Opawa Rd to Ensors Rd. Continue on Opawa Rd to reach Brougham St.
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• When work is on the east side of the road there will be no entry from Brougham St to Ensors Rd. Continue down Brougham St to reach Opawa Rd.

Woolston – Smith St

Smith St is closed between Matlock St and Ferry Rd, where work is expected to take approximately four weeks to complete. Resident access will be maintained, except within the immediate area of work.

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