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8 October 2001 |
Truck Drivers Urged To Change Routes
Truck drivers using streets in two parts of Christchurch are being asked to change their habits.
Since a new section of the multi-million dollar Burwood-Woolston Expressway has opened many truck drivers have continued to use nearby residential roads.
This action has caused a flood of complaints to the Christchurch City Council’s City Streets Unit. Residents say the number of trucks still using their streets was unacceptably high. A City Council roading engineer, Jeanette Ward, said today that the Council wanted to encourage use of the expressway. The Council is to take a traffic count in the areas concerned. “A certain number of drivers are using the expressway, but not all, and are upsetting residents who expected relief from trucks when the new road opened for use,” she said. The problem is also mirrored in Wades Avenue and Prossers Road, St Martins. These two adjoining roads have just been reconstructed at a cost of nearly $500,000. The two streets have been narrowed where they join to discourage heavy vehicles from using that route. However, residents report that trucks are still using the streets and have damaged bollards at the narrow section. “We are asking truck drivers to use the nearby main roads and not these residential streets,” Ms Ward said. On Saturday residents in Wades Avenue and Prossers Road planted shrubs, supplied by the Council, to enhance the landscaping.
Further information: Jeanette Ward, 941 8665.