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10 October 2000 |
Surgery For Colombo Street
Nip-and-tuck procedures are being used to unclog Colombo Street traffic.
The improvements to the main south artery to the heart of the city follow consultation with Colombo Street businesses, bus and taxi operators.
The Christchurch City Council’s Transportation Planning Engineer, Paul Roberts, says the $190,000 changes will help the revitalisation of Christchurch’s central city.
"Colombo Street is the city’s main artery," he says. "You cannot have a strong heart to the city with weak, clogged arteries."
The improvements will unclog the traffic flow although no radical surgery is required, Mr Roberts says.
He says all that is required is a series of small "nip and tuck" changes.
The big winners from the changes will be Colombo Street businesses, taxi and bus operators and their passengers, he says.
A number of 60-minute metered parking spaces will be replaced with free 10-minute spaces.
One of the key improvements will be the restriction of right-hand turns from Colombo Street across the traffic flow into Gloucester, Hereford and Tuam streets, Mr Roberts says.
The overall focus of the changes is to improve access for people wanting to reach destinations along Colombo Street but not motorists using it as a through road.
The one-way street system is designed to provide convenient movement through the central city and motorists should use these streets, rather than Colombo Street, to reach destinations along side streets, he says.
Further information: Paul Roberts: 941 8618.