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Steer clear of Burma Road again this weekend
NEWS RELEASE
13 August 2008
Steer clear of Burma
Road again this weekend
Motorists are again warned
to steer clear of Burma Road, between Johnsonville and
Khandallah in Wellington, this weekend (16-17 August) due to
delays caused by work to build a new Rangoon Street railway
overbridge.
Burma Road – the main arterial route
through Wellington’s western suburbs – will be reduced
to one lane while large cranes are used in the bridge
work.
Temporary automatic traffic lights will be
operating – but motorists heading from Johnsonville to
Khandallah and vice-versa are urged to go via the Hutt Road
and Ngauranga Gorge if they want to avoid
delays.
The single-lane restriction will be in
place between 8am and 5pm on both Saturday and
Sunday.
City Council Infrastructure Director
Stavros Michael says the demolition of the old single-lane
Rangoon Street Bridge required the closure of one lane of
Burma Road last weekend. Traffic was banked up to Ngaio and
Khandallah, especially around midday on
Saturday.
“We urge people who have to get kids to
sports matches or similar to steer clear of Burma Road
during the weekend.”
The old wooden Rangoon
Street bridge is to be replaced by a modern two-lane bridge.
Construction work is expected to be completed early in
2009.
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