We’re making roading improvements in parts of five suburban areas in Christchurch to make it safer and easier to get around.
We’re keen to hear from local people about the small things we could do such as pruning trees or more seating, to the bigger things to make it easier and safer to walk, bike, scooter, get the bus and drive in your neighbourhood.
We’ll be working in parts of five suburban areas in Christchurch. We are going to spend the money on work that will make people feel better about their neighbourhood and allow them to easily get to the places that matter to them.
These areas have been selected because they have the highest number of faults such as potholes, accidents and near misses, and requests for things like more crossings and better lighting. They have also experienced significant damage and disruption, or have more people travelling in these areas due to changes in travel patterns following the earthquakes.
The money for the improvement work comes from the Christchurch Regeneration Acceleration Facility (CRAF). The Government funding package of $40 million is for transport projects in Christchurch. The purpose of the funding is to make a difference for affected communities by improving liveability and support their ongoing regeneration.
Brougham Street is the northern border for this area, with the Heathcote River providing the boundary on the west, south and east sides.
Three options to receive funding have been compiled based on feedback from the Spreydon-Cashmere and Linwood-Central-Heathcote community boards. A programme of work is being finalised and will get underway soon.
We have several projects underway, as well as some in the pipeline that we’ll be consulting on.
The area is bounded by Brougham Street, Aldwins Road, Worcester Street, Woodham Avenue, Butterfield Avenue and St Johns Street.
Three options to receive funding have been compiled based on feedback from the community board. This information is being reviewed and further information will be provided to decide the work programme.
Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool is being built on the corner of Linwood Avenue and Smith Street and is due to be finished at the end of the year.
The New Brighton area is bounded by New Brighton Road, Baker Street, Bowhill Road, Marine Parade and Collingwood Street.
The funding for New Brighton will involve road resurfacing on Marine Parade. There is also potential for resurfacing on Bowhill Road, depending on remaining funding. Road strength assessments have been completed. Results are being analysed and will be presented back to the board with options for suitable treatments.
Street upgrade of Marine Parade between Hawke Street and Beresford Street.
The Riccarton and Fendalton area is between Memorial Avenue and Fendalton Road in the north, Deans Avenue in the east, Blenheim Road in the south and Waimairi Road in the west.
Three options to receive funding have been compiled based on feedback from the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton and Fendalton-Harewood-Waimairi community boards. This information has been sent to the boards and once feedback has received this will help to decide the work programme.
We have several projects underway:
The Richmond area we are looking at is bounded by Hills Road, Shirley Road, North Parade and North Avon Road.
An option to receive funding has been compiled based on feedback from the community board. Feedback on the option has also been sought from the Richmond Residents' and Business Association. A work programme is being developed and will be presented to the community board.
We have several streets that are due to be upgraded as well as some, such as Warden Street, that have already been relaid.
There’s only so much funding to go around, so we need to make sure we’re focusing on the right things. That’s why we need your help.
We’ll be sorting some of the ‘bug bears’ that our residents’ identify, and we plan to get started on the smaller maintenance jobs like fixing potholes and repairing kerbs as quickly as possible.
Work that involves things like changes to the road, cycle lanes or footpaths, or changes to speed limits will take longer. This is because we want to check back in with local communities on the details of what’s proposed before we get approval from community boards or the Council to start construction.
We’ll make sure proposed work is well coordinated with other activities happening or planned in these areas.
Here’s the indicative programme: