SCIRT traffic news - week starting 20 October, 2014, weekend 18, 19 October

Please watch out for cyclists and pedestrians.

http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/article/scirt-traffic-news-horotane-valley-addington-weekend-work

New traffic management – this weekend 18 and 19 October

Addington – major intersection work

Lincoln Rd/Whiteleigh Ave/Barrington St (western edge Lincoln Road shops) 7am - 6pm

• Lane reductions on Lincoln Road city-bound before the intersection.

• Lane reductions on Whiteleigh Ave from Jack Hinton Drive (road to Addington Raceway) to Lincoln Road.

• There are likely to be delays, so avoid Lincoln Road city-bound if you can.

• http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5768

Horotane Valley Overpass/ Lyttelton Tunnel drivers – night work this weekend

Night work this weekend- Saturday, 18 October and Sunday, 19 October. Posts and barriers will be installed along the overpass. Traffic diversions will be in place and this may result in minor traffic delays - 7.00 pm to 6.00 am.

NON SCIRT WORK/ building rebuild work VICTORIA ST

Victoria St, between Montreal St and Bealey Ave, will be northbound only ie towards Bealey Ave for the weekend, 18 and 19 October.

New traffic management

Shirley Road/ Warrington St at Hills Road – ongoing roading work, new sites

Drivers may have another week or more of delays in this busy corner, travelling towards The Palms, where lanes are restricted due to the size/ swing of machinery needed. Five to ten minute delays at peak hours. See the yellow area “future work” on the map in this overview work notice. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/4869

New work Addington, access to Court Theatre from Clarence St South not Bernard St

Signage is directing people onto Clarence St South to get to Court Theatre for the next five weeks with repairs on Walsall St.

http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/article/walsall-street-to-close-for-repairs-but-the-show-will-go-on

Worcester St (has been closed for the past week Cathedral Square to Manchester)

The Worcester St/ Manchester intersection is being asphalted today (17 October), aiming to open up for weekend.

Hereford St

Hereford St will be one way westbound, from Manchester to Colombo, for a week from Monday 20 October.

Gloucester St

Between Manchester and Colombo, a month of shallower pipe work (storm water, fresh water) and roading in time for Isaac Theatre Royal opening 17 November. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5781

Kilmore/Colombo intersection near Town Hall

For six weeks, Colombo St will be one way northbound only at the intersection due to roading renewal. Work also happening at night.

Peterborough St

Peterborough St will be one way eastbound for one week. A week later, Monday 27 October, two-way will be restored but access only via Madras St.

Moorhouse Ave intersection restrictions Durham and Montreal

While work on the south side of Moorhouse Ave will be finished, work at the Montreal and Durham intersections will restrict lanes for two days each in the week of 20 October. Watch for signs.

St Asaph St at Montreal intersection

Restrictions at this intersection, drivers crossing town via St Asaph may have delays. There will be a lane drop on St Asaph St also during the week.

• CBD map for this week http://www.tfc.govt.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/CTOC-17th-Oct1.pdf

• Check www.tfc.govt.nz for central city summaries/ travel tips.

ONGOING WORK – Central City

Salisbury St

Lane reductions for three more weeks for small sections of wastewater work and road patching east of Victoria St past the Colombo St intersection. Be ready for lanes switching over the next few weeks. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5746

Madras St, Moa Place to Salisbury

Madras has lane reductions through this section due to roading work and kerb and channel patching until November.http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5748

Moorhouse Ave, between Colombo and Antigua Streets

The left/ westbound lane is down on Moorhouse Ave between Colombo and Antigua.

Bealey Ave – lane drop for west bound traffic

SCIRT’s Fletcher team is renewing the fresh water pipes on Bealey Ave from Churchill to Barbadoes and from Madras to Manchester this month. Drivers travelling west from Fitzgerald Ave may have delays with one lane and the road shoulder out of use. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5671

ONGOING WORK OUTSIDE FOUR AVES

Addington / Middleton / Tower Junction – a year of work has started Whiteleigh Ave

Read our work notice for this major block of wastewater and storm water work just starting on some busy roads to the south and west of Hagley Park. Fulton Hogan is aiming to have the first part of this work done before Cup and Show Week in November.http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5691

• See first story above for latest weekend work on this project 18 and 19 October, http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5768

Linwood/ Charleston - Ensors/ Aldwins Road

Expect delays due to a reduction to just one lane travelling north from the Ensors Road/ Ferry Road intersection onto Aldwins Road past Linwood College. Work will move in segments to Harrow St, the traffic lights past Linwood College, between now and the end of the year. The road itself, kerb, channel and footpath will be repaired. Check the work notice for details. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5716 Or read the web article. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/article/ensors-aldwins-road-delays-linwood-from-monday-13-october-new-school-term

Mt Pleasant/ St Andrews Hill intersection closures with Main Road, to end of October

Residents of Te Awakura Tce, The Brae, Rangatira Tce, Quarry Road, Seamount Tce and 4-39 Mt Pleasant Road will need to use St Andrews Hill Road to get to and from home.

http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5756

Wainoni/ Aranui - Wainoni road – several areas of work

• Areas of the road, kerb and channel and footpath on Wainoni Road between Breezes Road and 175 Wainoni Road are being repaired. Two-way traffic remains around the work-site.

• Between Ottawa Road and Cuffs Road, areas of road, kerb and channel and footpath are being repaired. Two-way traffic continues.

• Wainoni Road, between Bickerton St and Ottawa Road, has been chip sealed and later will be asphalted.

Aranui – one-way traffic systems, several streets

• Carters Road, has been one-way towards Breezes Road, going two way from today/ 17 October. From 27 October, the one-way will be back in place for three weeks of directional drilling. http://strongerchristchurch.govt.nz/work/activity/5774

• Woodlands Place, one-way towards Breezes Road.

• Guernsey St, one-way southbound from Rowses Road towards St Heliers Crescent.

• St Heliers Crescent, one-way system.

• Cuthberts Road, between Breezes Road and Nugent St, one-way system westbound from Breezes Road.

Aranui/ Wainoni – working ending/ intersection reopening Pages and Breezes Roads

While the vacuum work in this intersection has ended, Breezes Road is still one-way northbound between Rowses and Pages Roads into December.

• More work affecting Wainoni people and commuters is beginning soon also on Woodham Road – see end of this report – major detour topic.

Ferrymead - Humphreys Drive/ Ferry Road – night work, detour

The team working on roading along Humphreys Drive to Ferrymead bridge will be moving onto Ferry Road on Sunday, 19 October.

• Ferry Road will be closed 7 pm to 6 am, Dyers Road roundabout to Humphreys Drive.

• Outside these hours, Ferry Road will be back to two-way traffic.

Bromley update – Wickham, Francella, Dyers

• Eastbound lane closure for lift station installation outside 61 Wickham St, Bromley, for about two months.

• Open trenching on Francella St means there is a road closure between 39 Francella and Dyers Road for three more weeks.

Bromley, Maces Road - wastewater work

• The lift station installation outside 200 Maces Road has begun with traffic lights in place to direct vehicles around the work site. This will take about two months to complete.

Work coming up Wainoni – detour

SCIRT’s McConnell Dowell team will be working in the Kerrs Road/ Woodham Road rondabout intersection in coming days. Kerrs Road/ Wainoni Road will be one-way heading north between Woodham Road and Ottawa Road. Motorists will be detoured down Breezes Road or Ottawa Road. More information coming.

GOOD NEWS – new parking spot Mt Pleasant near Farmers Market/ community centre

New parking area completed on the city side of Main Road/McCormacks Bay Road new intersection. Good for the weekend Farmers Market, carpoolers and people shopping on Soleares Ave.

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