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Open days for proposed Lincoln Road upgrade
Auckland Transport media release
2 December 2013
Open days for proposed Lincoln
Road upgrade
Auckland Transport is holding
two open days this week as it unveils proposals for an
upgrade of Lincoln Road from Te Pai Place to the State
Highway 16 interchange.
The proposed upgrade is to address congestion and safety issues along the road and to support the future development of a bus interchange near the motorway.
Lincoln Road is the busiest road in west Auckland, carrying around 42,000 vehicles per day. It links Henderson and Swanson with SH16 and provides access to Waitakere Hospital.
The proposed upgrade will bring many benefits for those living, working and travelling along Lincoln Road by providing dedicated bus/transit lanes, improved cycling infrastructure and safer intersections, and improving traffic flow and travel times.
Construction is not expected to start before 2018. Auckland Transport’s Group Manager Road Design and Development, Andrew Scoggins, says “Construction may seem a long time away but we want people to get in now with their views for this upgrade. Your feedback will help us refine the design.”
Lincoln Road currently experiences high levels of congestion, particularly at peak travel times. It also has a poor safety record with 446 crashes recorded between 2008 and 2012.
A third of these were crossing and turning collisions, mostly caused by drivers turning in and out of driveways and side roads and failing to give way. The preliminary design looks to minimise these types of collisions, primarily with the introduction of a solid median.
A video of the preliminary design can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsqYUet485I
Open days to find out more about the proposed Lincoln Road upgrade:
Thursday 5 December, 3.30 to 7.30pm at Netball
Waitakere Centre 31-35 Te Pai Place, Henderson.
Saturday 7 December, 10am to 2pm at Lincoln Green
Conference Centre, 159 Lincoln Road (use Te Pai Place
entrance), Henderson.
The consultation period for the preliminary design closes at 4pm on Friday, 7 February 2014.
For more information: http://www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz/improving-transport/lincoln-rd/Pages/default.aspx
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