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St Lukes cycling improvements starting this week
Auckland Transport media
release
22 March
2017
St
Lukes cycling improvements starting
this week
Work is starting this week on
improvements to the St Lukes Road cycle lanes which will
give cyclists heading to and from
the Northwestern cycleway an added layer of
protection.
From the end of March, rubber
kerbs with reflective posts will physically separate
cyclists from traffic and prevent vehicles
from illegally queuing in the cycle lanes between Asquith
Ave and Duncan MacLean Street. Road markings and
signage will also be upgraded.
Auckland
Transport’s Manager for Walking, Cycling and Safety,
Kathryn King says, “As well as the major cycleway
development around the city, we are also open to feedback
from the community about where we can make smaller
improvements to keep cyclists safe and increase the amount
of people who want to ride. These improvements on St Lukes
Road are a direct result of such feedback and we are pleased
to be able to make riders on this route feel
safer.”
NZ Transport Agency Regional Director
Ernst Zllner says, “It’s an exciting time to be on a
bike in Auckland as all sorts of improvements are going on
from major new cycle ways to smaller scale upgrades which
make it safer and more fun to get on a
bike.
“Last year, the Northwestern cycleway was
the second most popular cycleway in Auckland with an
average of 660 trips per day in 2016, a 27% increase on the
previous year. These are the kinds of numbers which make a
real difference to congestion.”
The project was
first suggested by the community and is costing the NZ
Transport Agency and Auckland Transport $170,000. It is
funded by a new minor
improvements programme introduced to make quick
improvements to enhance the quality of the existing cycle
network. The programme replies to safety and
attractiveness concerns from the public and Local Boards,
helping maintain existing numbers of cyclists, and attract
new riders.
Albert-Eden Local Board Chair Peter
Haynes says, “This is welcome news for our community of
riders who have long been keen for a more protected route to
and from the Northwestern cycleway. Our board is glad to
have worked with Auckland Transport and the NZ Transport
Agency to make this
happen.”
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