We're making two intersections on Moorhouse Avenue safer and more accessible for pedestrians.
Moorhouse Avenue is one of Christchurch's busiest transport corridors, with approximately 24,000 vehicles passing through each day. It's also a key route for pedestrians and cyclists travelling to and from the central city.
At the eastern end of Moorhouse Avenue, these numbers are expected to increase even further, with the new One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha due to open in April 2026. The surrounding south-east central neighbourhood population is also growing, and thousands of students travel through the area each day to access Ara Institute of Canterbury.
Due to the growing demand from increased population and vehicle activity in this busy part of the city, we're improving pedestrian safety and accessibility at two intersections – Moorhouse Avenue, Gasson Street and Madras Street, and Moorhouse Avenue, Barbadoes Street and Waltham Road.
Work starts on Sunday 12 October and will take around four weeks to complete. Our contractor, CORDE, will be working over night at times to progress the work efficiently and reduce disruption as much as possible.
We appreciate that these works may be disruptive and thank you for your patience. We will try to limit disruption as much as possible.
Moorhouse Avenue, Gasson Street and Madras Street:
Moorhouse Avenue, Barbadoes Street and Waltham Road:
Moorhouse Avenue, Gasson Street and Madras Street intersection works involve:
Moorhouse Avenue, Barbadoes Street and Waltham Road works involve:
We consulted with the community on our plans to improve pedestrian safety at two Moorhouse Avenue intersections from 3 to 21 April 2025. View the consultation page(external link) and find a summary of what we heard(external link).
At their meeting on 18 June 2025, the elected Council approved the revised scheme designs for the Moorhouse Avenue pedestrian safety improvements.
View the Council meeting(external link) or see the meeting agenda(external link)(external link) for more information.
Read more about the decision on Newsline(external link).