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Change Is Coming For Brougham St: Time For A Rethink
Tuesday, 23 November 2021, 12:28 pm
Press Release: NZTA
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Brougham Street, one of Christchurch’s busiest routes
linking Addington to Opawa and the Lyttelton Tunnel, is
getting a 21st century upgrade, says Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency.
Thanks to Government funding from
the NZ
Upgrade Programme Canterbury package, up to $90 million
is available to make Brougham St (SH76) safer and easier to
use for the surrounding communities and its many different
road users.
“We have a fantastic opportunity to
upgrade this busy road, to improve safety, support more
transport choices and make it a more reliable freight route
to the Port of Lyttelton,” says Director Regional
Relationships for Waka Kotahi James Caygill.
“The
changes we’re proposing are relatively simple but they
will be effective. They will make use of the existing road
space to provide more reliable travel times at peak hours,
encourage people to walk or bike on a new, safe shared path
and build a pedestrian overbridge to get across Brougham
Street, between Collins and Simeon Streets.”
The
project has already benefited from road users’ and
residents’ input and ideas. “Local people have helped
shape this plan, but we’d like to check in one more time
before we move to final design and construction,” says Mr
Caygill.
Key
changes Waka Kotahi is proposing include:
- Using
the existing road space to create ‘T2’ lanes, to operate
at peak times, with parking available in this lane outside
of peak times.
- An overbridge for pedestrians or
people biking or scooting between Collins and Simeon
Street.
- A shared path along the south side of the
road from Simeon Street to Opawa Road, joining up with
existing paths like the Little River Link Major Cycle
Route.
- New plantings and trees, more than doubling
the number of existing trees, to safely separate the shared
path from the road.
- Intersections will be upgraded
right along Brougham Street. Traffic signals will be
improved, turning arrows added and turning restrictions
installed at some places to make it safer to get on and off
Brougham Street. The traffic lights at Selwyn Street will
allow priority for buses heading to the city
centre.
- Montreal St will get traffic signals to
provide a better connection to the one-way system in the
city, as well as adding safe crossing points for
pedestrians.
- Some smaller side streets will be
closed with new cul-de-sacs to reduce short-cutting and
support quieter, safer neighbourhoods.
- The traffic
lights at Colombo Street intersection will also help to
prioritise buses, in preparation for future bus
improvements.
- The Gasson and Burlington Street
intersection will have improved crossing facilities for
pedestrians and cyclists, as well as turning restrictions to
reduce the number of cars crossing the shared
path.
- A new signalised pedestrian crossing will be
added near Wilsons Road.
- Opawa Road intersection
will be upgraded, with ‘hook turn boxes’ to help create
a safe space for cyclists to turn in
traffic.
For the full list of proposed changes:
https://www.nzta.govt.nz/brougham
We’ll
be taking feedback until January 28, 2022. People
can:
Community
Open Days:
- Thursday, 2 December, 3.30 – 6.30
pm Addington School, 22 Brougham St
- Tuesday, 7
December, 3.30 – 6.30 pm, Addington Seventh Day Adventist
Church Hall, 61 Brougham St or
- Register at www.nzta.govt.nz/brougham
to attend our online Zoom session, Wednesday, 8 December,
6-7 pm.
More information about the New Zealand
Upgrade Programme can be found here: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/planning-and-investment/nz-upgrade/
Plan
ahead for a safe, enjoyable journey. Keep up to date
with:
· COVID-19 services update: nzta.govt.nz/COVID19
·
Traffic updates: journeys.nzta.govt.nz/traffic
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