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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. |