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Hagley Avenue improvements
Proposed changes to improve over-all safety and reduce congestion on Hagley Avenue are open for public comment forfive weeks. Increasingly busy with cars, buses and bikes, and pedestrians from Hagley Community College, the hospital and the sports grounds along the west side of Hagley Park, the avenue is an accident black spot, with 100 accidents recorded in the last five years. These have included seven accidents involving cyclists and seven with pedestrians, and the avenue has been the subject of increasing calls for safety improvements. After talking to people and business operators in the area, a plan has been formulated. Among the suggested changes are: If the proposed changes to the bus routes explained on p1 are adopted the avenue would host a new bus layover and traffic signals may be needed at St Asaph St, in which case the zebra crossing would removed and replaced with a pedestrian island. If traffic signals are not needed at this intersection, a signalised crossing would be installed in front of Hagley college to provide a safe crossing point. For more information about the proposals and how you can give the Council your feedback, visit www.ccc.govt.nz/ HaveYourSay or call on 941 8999. The consultation runs until Wednesday, 10 December |