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Some of Auckland’s crossings are in for much needed upgrades that will slow drivers down and make streets safer for pedestrians.
Made possible by the Regional Fuel Tax, Auckland Transport (AT) announced on December 5 that it is undertaking improvement work on 49 level crossings as part of its road safety programme. One of them is described in AT’s release as “41 Centreway Road, Stanmore Bay”, which is, of course, in Orewa.
The plan is to relocate the bus stop, remove the Post Box and raise the zebra crossing.
AT’s network management and safety group manager, Randhir Karma, says the 49 crossings were picked to have the biggest impact.
“We have carefully assessed the zebra crossings all over Auckland and have prioritised these locations based on a combination of crash data, vicinity to schools, road speed, the volume of cars, traffic conditions, and community requests,” he says.
Mayor Phil Goff says the upgrades are essential to help protect pedestrians from being killed or seriously injured when crossing the road.
“Work to upgrade zebra crossings can’t start soon enough. Between 2012 and 2017, the number of pedestrians being seriously injured or killed on Auckland’s roads increased by 75 percent, with one-fifth of all pedestrian crashes occurring at zebra crossings,” Mr Goff says.
Feedback is sought on the proposals, but closes on December 14.
Info and feedback visit at.govt.nz/about-us/have-your-say/region-wide-pedestrian-crossing-improvements/
Construction is expected to get underway in March.
