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Major works impacting traffic and parking on Ilam Road

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As part of the continued Christchurch City Council Nor’west Arc Cycleway project, major work is taking place around the Ilam Rd/Maidstone Rd/Creyke Rd intersection between 9 January and 31 May 2024.

The working area is Ilam Road between Memorial Avenue and University Drive. 

 

Impact to traffic on Ilam Road:

  • Traffic will be southbound only on Ilam Road from the intersection heading towards Riccarton Road
  • Traffic will be northbound only on Ilam Road from the intersection heading towards Memorial Avenue
  • The intersection traffic lights will not be operating during this period (they are being upgraded as part of the project)
  • Traffic will still be able to travel east and west through the intersection along Creyke Road and Maidstone Road

 

Accessing Science Road and University Drive:

  • Vehicles exiting Science Road or University Drive can travel southbound only heading towards Riccarton Road
  • Traffic management will finish just north of University Drive/Ilam Road entrance. Access to University Drive and the UCSA car park is from both directions, however vehicles exiting can travel southbound only heading towards Riccarton Road

 

Impact to parking:

  • All free on-street parking on Ilam Road between the intersection and Memorial Avenue will be unavailable between 9 January and 31 May
 

For more information, please contact Facilities Management by emailing FMAssist@canterbury.ac.nz. 

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Electrical outages weekend of 20-21 January

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Please be advised that there are two electrical outages planned for Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 January 2024 on Ilam Campus.

For those in affected buildings, Facilities Management recommend that you:

  • Turn off IT equipment in preparation for these outages
  • Ensure any uninterrupted power supply (UPS) equipment is operating correctly
  • Plan to shut down and reset any specialist equipment

 

Outage 1 – Ernest Rutherford – West wing only – 20-21 January

Ernest Rutherford West wing will be without power for two days from 7am 20 January 2024 to 7pm 21 January 2024.

This will enable contractors to complete alterations to the main switchboard for the Ground Source Heat Pump Project (GSHP).

This outage will affect Ernest Rutherford West wing only.

 

Outage 2 – Multiple buildings – 20 January

Power will be shut down across multiple buildings from 7am-9.30am on 20 January 2024.

This will allow for essential annual testing and maintenance, to ensure that UC’s electrical infrastructure is resilient in the event of wider network outages.

The following buildings will be without power:

  • Alice Candy
  • Angus Tait
  • School of Psychology, Speech, and Hearing
  • Beatrice Tinsley
  • Biology Glasshouses
  • Central Lecture Theatres
  • Elsie Locke
  • Ernest Rutherford [east and west]
  • Fine Arts 1,2, 3 & 4
  • Forestry
  • ICT Building
  • James Logie
  • Jane Soons
  • Julius Von Haast
  • Karl Popper
  • Library Warehouse
  • Matariki
  • McMillan Brown Library
  • Meremere
  • Music
  • North Arts Lecture Theatres
  • Okeover
  • Psychology Lab
  • Puaka-James Hight inc. Undercroft
  • Rehua
  • School of Biological Sciences | Te Kura Pūtaiao Koiora
  • School of Psychology, Speech, and Hearing
  • South Arts Lecture Theatres
  • Te Ao Mārama
  • University Bookshop

Facilities Management electricians and our external contractors will be onsite during this period to attend to any significant infrastructure issues. Equipment requiring any specialist shut down or reset due to this outage needs to be coordinated by appropriate Faculty or Service Department staff.

For more information, please contact Facilities Management by emailing FMAssist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Ngā Mihi,  

Te Ratonga Whakahaere Paenga | Facilities Management