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November 2002

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New signals in St Albans


A City Council plan to put in new traffic lights at a St Albans intersection is in response to the needs of visually impaired people.

Consultation on the plan closes on 14 November.

If it goes ahead, new lights will be put in at the intersection of Springfield Road, Abberley Crescent and Edgeware Road. At present there are stop signs on Abberley Cres and Edgeware Rd. Many visually impaired people live in this area mainly because of its proximity to the Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind in Bristol Street.

They feel at risk when crossing busy Springfield Road, going to and from the shopping area on the corner of Edgeware Rd and Colombo St. The Council has worked with the Blind Foundation to improve the situation.

The proposed signals will have tactile paving on the approaches and audio tactile pedestrian buttons to indicate when and when not to cross. These facilities are now becoming standard at new signalised intersections.

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