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The New Zealand Transport Agency has narrowed plans to upgrade the notoriously congested Hill Street intersection to two options and invites the public to say which it prefers.
Option A proposes a roundabout with vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists on all arms, potentially controlled by traffic lights. The roundabout would be oval-shaped to increase distance between arms, creating gaps for traffic to enter. Roundabouts promote safer speeds and reduce vehicle conflicts, as drivers always give way to their right.
Option B proposes traffic signals at the Hill Street intersection controlling all vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists. Elizabeth Street would be one-way towards the town centre. Traffic leaving the town centre would get to SH1 via a new connection from Bank Street.
Option B includes a variation which would reduce vehicle movements to a ‘left in’ only at Elizabeth Street. Drivers from the north, south and west would access Elizabeth Street via a roundabout at Matakana Road/Sandspit Road.
The Transport Agency is hosting a public open day at Warkworth Town Hall today (Wednesday, November 28) from 3.30pm to 7pm to further explain the options.
The deadline for providing feedback on the options is Friday, December 14.
