Road works will be taking place in the Upper Riccarton area between Wednesday 7 August until mid-October. The works will be undertaken during the night between 9.00pm and 6.00am.
Christchurch City Council Contractors Fulton Hogan will be undertaking traffic management system upgrades and road safety traffic improvements.
Please take these works into consideration if you use the roads (listed below) in your commute to UC.
Works include:
- Installing safe speed platforms on the approaches to the Riccarton Road/Hansons Lane/Waimairi Road intersection.
- Removing the slip lane from Riccarton Road onto Waimairi Road.
- Adding a new signalised crossing on Waimairi Road, outside the Bush Inn Centre.
- Adding cycle lanes on Waimairi Road (between Riccarton Road and Bowen Street) and making changes to the bus stop and parking markings.
- Installing speed humps on Angela Street, Brake Street, Leslie Street and Bowen Street.
- Installing a pedestrian refuge island on Yaldhurst Road close to the intersection with Brake Street.
- Removing the left turn slip lane from Main South
Road into Curletts Road and providing a left turn lane at the signals.
Differing traffic management layouts will be implemented while the work is completed, including a variation of road closures, shoulder closures, lane drops and temporary on-street parking removal.
Waimari Road Closure 7 August – 30 August
A road closure will be in place on Waimari Road from 9pm to 6am nightly, between Riccarton Road and Bowen Street, from Wednesday 7 August until Friday 30 August.
Fulton Hogan will be undertaking traffic management system upgrades in this area during these hours. This includes the installation of a signalised pedestrian crossing on Waimari Road outside The Bush Inn Centre, and the upgrade of traffic signals at the Waimari Road and Riccarton Road intersection.
Footpath access around the Fulton Hogan work site will be maintained and access will be available between Leslie St and the Bush Inn entrance on Waimairi Road, as shown in green on the map.
What do you need to do?
- Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times; you may need to be escorted so please speak to staff onsite.
- Please follow the directions provided by the onsite traffic management team at all times.
- Please allow time for delays and plan your trip accordingly.
Note* Please advise Fulton Hogan via the contact information below if you have any specific property requirements e.g. medical visits, home help, large vehicle deliveries, planned works.
Phone 0800 762 334, Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm or email
cant.info@fultonhogan.com.
If you have any questions, please contact fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.