SCIRT traffic update - week starting 8 September, 2014
SCIRT traffic update - week starting 8 September, 2014
http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/article/scirt-traffic-update-week-starting-8-september-2014
GOOD
NEWS – roads reopening
Keyes Road/
Bowhill Road, North New Brighton, intersection –
reopening
This intersection opens this weekend,
6 and 7 September. Thanks to residents and business owners.
Two more weeks minor work but traffic back to
normal.
Barbadoes St (one-way south) – south of
Bealey ready to reopen
Barbadoes St is ready to
reopen 8 September south of the Barbadoes St cemetery/
Melrose St with tarsealing completed, road markings being
painted on.
Moorhouse Ave - eastbound lanes reopening (see below).
KEY AREAS –
changing or new traffic
management
Linwood: Aldwins Road/ Edmond
St intersection – plan for delays near Linwood
College
SCIRT’s Fletcher team is working in
the intersection of Aldwins Road and Edmond St from
Friday, 5 September, for up to a week. This
will cause delays. The crew will be working in the turning
bay so Aldwins Road will be reduced to one lane either side
of the work area.
The turning bay will be closed to both north and south turning traffic as well. (See map below.)
North Linwood/ Wainoni: Kerrs Road one
way
From Monday, Kerrs Road, which connects
Woodham Road to Wainoni Road, will be northbound
only for a month from Wildwood Ave (one block north
of Woodham). Southbound traffic will be detoured onto
Pannell and Wildwood Aves back onto Kerrs Road. Dunarnan St
will be blocked at Kerrs Road intersection. Work in the
roundabout at Woodham Road will follow this segment of work.
Work notice: http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5531
Antigua
and St Asaph St intersection (near Hagley Park/ Christchurch
Hospital) reopening
Work is moving out of this
intersection, onto the lateral connections on Antigua St,
(including the new Metro Sports Facility). Antigua will be
closed between St Asaph St and Halkett St for one week. See
the Stage Two map on this work notice. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5497
Moorhouse
Ave/ central city – eastbound restrictions finishing,
westbound ongoing
Moorhouse Ave’s eastbound
lanes will be fully reopened from 8 September or earlier/end
of this week. The work in the westbound lanes between Durham
and Antigua has three or four more weeks to
go.
Durham St South pinch point South
City
Durham St South, near the entrance to South
City, will be one lane around Winchcombe St for one
week.
Durham St/ Moorhouse intersection: Please take care around the Durham St overbridge intersection with Moorhouse. The left-turning lane onto Durham St overbridge is the slip-lane down the side of the overbridge/ past Harvey Norman.
CBD map for this
week: Go to Map, top of page at www.tfc.govt.nz
Check
www.tfc.govt.nz for central city
summaries/ travel tips.
OTHER CENTRAL
CITY ONGOING WORK
Manchester St –
southbound Salisbury to Hereford
The northbound
closure on Manchester St is extending over the river to
Salisbury St and south to Hereford St for roading and
wastewater work to early December. Intersections may be
closed temporarily as work goes through each intersection.
From Oxford Terrace to Hereford St, (McConnell Dowell’s
work), replacing the wastewater main pipe and lateral to
businesses, will support the redevelopment of Manchester St
into a boulevard and the Eastern Frame.
Manchester
St - Moorhouse to Dundas reduced lanes
If you
are turning into Manchester St from Moorhouse Avenue, be
aware there are reduced lanes. Best access into Pak ‘n
Save is off Moorhouse Ave . Dundas/ Manchester intersection
one lane, one way.
If you are coming into New Regent St or Cathedral Junction (which runs from Gloucester St through to Worcester St, along the tram tracks), use Manchester St.
St
Asaph Street between Madras/ CPIT corner and Colombo
St
St Asaph St has reduced lanes through this
block.
Kilmore St
Kilmore St has lane
closures between Madras and Colombo Streets for road
reconstruction and storm water repairs, up until
December.
Madras Street (one-way
north)
Madras Street is reduced to one lane in
more than one place between Moorhouse and Bealey Ave. Expect
delays.
OUTSIDE THE FOUR
AVES
Linwood: Aldwins Road/ Edmond St
intersection – plan for delays near Linwood
College
SCIRT’s Fletcher team is working in
the intersection of Aldwins Road and Edmond St from
Friday, 5 September, for up to a week. This
will cause delays. The crew will be working in the turning
bay so Aldwins Road will be reduced to one lane either side
of the work area.
The turning bay will be closed to both north and south turning traffic as well.
North
Linwood/ Wainoni: Kerrs Road one way
From
Monday, Kerrs Road, which connects Woodham Road to Wainoni
Road, will be northbound only for a month
from Wildwood Ave (one block north of Woodham). Southbound
traffic will be detoured onto Pannell and Wildwood Aves back
onto Kerrs Road. Dunarnan St will be blocked at Kerrs Road
intersection. Work in the roundabout at Woodham Road will
follow this segment of work. Work notice: http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5531
North
Avon Road, Richmond, road closed
North Avon Road
is closed to traffic between North Parade and Petrie St for
another week.
Aranui/ Wainoni update – switched
traffic direction on Breezes Road Monday
•
Shortland St, between Wainoni and Pages Roads, is one-way
east ie towards Pages.
• Breezes Road is
switching direction to northbound between Pages and Rowses
Roads from Monday, 8 September. The detour route is
Shortland St and Marlow Road. (We had thought this was
happening earlier - sorry.)
• Fletcher’s work
from Rowses Road to Cuthberts Road and back towards Dyers
Road will have traffic lights installed in two stages to
enable two-way traffic.
Bromley – Maces and
Breezes Roads
Maces Road, north of
Bromley Road up to Wickham St, is getting a new
wastewater main and lateral pipes to homes/businesses over
the next six weeks. There will be a temporary road closure,
affecting a handful of properties at a time. One detour
route is along Bromley Road, Keighleys Road, Korora and Hay
Streets, Ruru Road to Maces. The other is along Wickham/
Tanya and Newtown Streets. (SCIRT’s Downer
team)
Breezes Rd, between Maces Road and Keighleys Road, has a road closure in place until the end of week - 12 September. (SCIRT’s Fletcher team)
UPCOMING – 22
September
Riccarton/ Ilam – Kahu Road
traffic closure for eight weeks
Kahu Road
(Kotare St, Kahu Road, Kilmarnock St one continuum) closed
for eight weeks for the brick arched bridge outside
Christchurch Boys’ High to be repaired. More details week
of 8 September. Electronic signs are advertising this as of
8 September near the work
site.
ENDS