The Christchurch City Council has reviewed the speed limits at 34 locations within the city boundary, in line with the national Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003, and is now consulting the community on these proposed changes. Submissions close at 5pm on Tuesday 24 August 2010.
The 34 areas are spread throughout the city, with a cluster to the west on the city’s perimeter and a number within the Central City and Linwood area.
City Council Transport and Greenspace Manager Alan Beuzenberg says in most instances the Council is proposing to reduce speed limits.
“The proposed changes are in areas where new residential subdivisions have been developed, changing the use of the road and the road environment, and where Council is looking to create slow roads because of high pedestrian use.”
He says in setting the proposed new limits staff have looked at the specific location, considered the local environment and evaluated the recommendations in line with the national speed limit rules.
“We now need the community to give us feedback on the proposed changes.”
The proposed new and amended speed limits are:
Aldwins Road –
Option 1: reduce the speed limit from Marlborough Street to Ferry Road from 60 to 50 km/h.
Option 2: increase the speed limit from Marlborough Street to Linwood Avenue from 50 to 60 km/h.
Ash Street – set a speed limit of 10 km/h from Poplar Street to Madras Street.
Barters Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h on Barters Road from Waterloo Road to Hasketts Road.
Bromley Cemetery – set a speed limit of 10 km/h.
Buchanans Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from SH 73 to the Delmaine subdivision.
Buchanans Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 70 km/h from the western end of the Delmaine subdivision to the existing 50 km/h.
Cashel Street - set a speed limit of 10 km/h from High Street to Oxford Terrace.
Chattertons Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from the Old West Coast Rd to SH 73.
Christchurch Art Gallery Car Park Building Gloucester Street - set a speed limit of 10 km/h in the car park building.
Dawsons Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from SH 73 to south of Iveys Road.
Gardiners Road – formalise the location of the 50/80 km/h sign south of Johns Road.
Guys Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from School Road to Ryans Road.
Harewood Road – relocate the 50/70 km/h speed limit change to a point 230 metres east generally of Wooldridge Road.
Hasketts Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h on Hasketts Road to a point 500 metres north east of Barters Road.
Hasketts Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 70 km/h from Buchanans Road to SH 73.
Hasketts Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 50 km/h from SH 73 to School Road.
High Street – set a speed limit of 10 km/h from Cashel Street to Hereford Street.
Hussey Road - relocate the 50/70 km/h speed limit change to a point 230 metres south west of Glen Oaks Drive.
Kettlewell Drive – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from Chattertons Road to a point 500 metres east of Chattertons Road.
McLeans Island Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from Johns Road to north of Export Drive.
Marshland Road – relocate the 50/70 km/h speed limit change to north of the traffic signals and shopping centre entranceway north of Lake Terrace Road.
Memorial Park Cemetery – set a speed limit of 10 km/h.
Milns Road – reduce the speed limit from 70 to 50 km/h on Milns Road from 30 metres north of Sparks Road to 300 metres east from Halswell Road (State Highway 75)
Mona Vale – set a speed limit of 10 km/h from Fendalton Road to Matai Street East.
Poplar Street – set a speed limit of 10 km/h from Lichfield Street to Tuam Street.
Pound Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 70 km/h to a point 100 metres north from SH 73
Pound Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from a point 100 metres north of SH 73 to south of Ryans Road
Pound Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from south of SH 73 to south of Roberts Road.
Ruru Lawn Cemetery – set a speed limit of 10 km/h.
School Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 50 km/h from a point 60 metres west of Hasketts Road, to the existing 50 km/h east of Hasketts Road.
School Road – reduce the speed limit from 100 to 80 km/h from a point 60 metres west of Hasketts Road to the western end.
Sparks Road – relocate the 60/80 km/h speed limit change to a point 440 metres east of Halswell Road.
Summit Road – relocate the 70/100 km/h speed limit change to a point 150 metres west of Worsleys Road.
Worcester Boulevard – reduce the speed limit from 50 to 30 km/h from Rolleston Avenue to Montreal Street.
Submissions on the proposed new and amended speed limits in Christchurch City close at 5pm on Tuesday 24 August 2010. Information on the proposed speed limits is on the website – www.ccc.govt.nz/haveyoursay/
