We've improved intersections and crossing points to make this busy area safer for everyone.
We're making safety improvements at intersections and crossing points in Upper Riccarton. These changes will make it safer and easier for everyone to get around this busy area, regardless of how they travel.
Between August and October 2024, we:
- Installed safe speed platforms on the approaches to the Riccarton Road/Hansons Lane/Waimairi Road intersection.
- Removed the slip lane from Riccarton Road onto Waimairi Road.
- Added a new signalised crossing on Waimairi Road, between Riccarton Road and Bowen Street, outside the Bush Inn Centre.
- Added cycle lanes on Waimairi Road and changed the bus stop and parking markings.
- Installed speed humps on Angela Street, Brake Street, Leslie Street and Bowen Street.
- Installed a pedestrian refuge island on Yaldhurst Road close to the intersection with Brake Street.
- Removed the left turn slip lane from Main South Road into Curletts Road and provided a left turn lane at the signals.
We made these changes because there were 35 reported crashes at the intersection of Riccarton Road, Hansons Lane and Waimairi Road over 10 years, including incidents where a motorcyclist was killed and another seriously injured.
Public feedback on the plans(external link) was received in late 2023. These safety improvements were then approved by the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board and Council.
Next steps for Church Corner
We consulted on three new options(external link) for the Main South, Yaldhurst and Riccarton Road intersection in October and November 2024. The elected Council approved Option C - Traffic lights with signalised pedestrian crossing on 4 December 2024(external link).
You can learn more about the consultation submissions(external link) and watch the Council decision being made(external link). Construction of these safety improvements is expected to begin in 2025.