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Flat zebra crossings that are flush with the road surface are a thing of the past. That was the message from Auckland Transport (AT) to a Rodney Local Board workshop during a discussion on a proposed pedestrian crossing in Leigh on August 2.
Project manager Rahul Gowtham said due to community objections (MM, Jul 17), AT was looking at moving the crossing from its proposed site outside Leigh General Store to nearer the school.
He said, ideally, it would be a raised zebra crossing with extra signage and road markings to improve poor visibility there, or if people didn’t want a raised crossing, pedestrian refuges in the middle of the road could be considered, though not with a striped crossing.
“Flush crossings are a thing of the past, we can’t be doing that, it doesn’t align with Waka Kotahi and AT safe system guidelines,” he said.
Gowtham said he would share AT’s revised suggestions with the local board and Leigh community in the next three to four weeks.
