We're replacing underground water pipes and installing bus priority measures from Deans Avenue to Matipo Street. The bus priority and water pipe renewal are taking place at the same time to minimise disruption to the public.
We have paused work on Riccarton Road during the Covid-19 lockdown. We will be in touch again once we know when work will restart.
Find out more about what is happening with Council services.
There's a lot of work to complete both above and below the ground on Riccarton Road. The underground pipes are almost 100 years old and need replacing, and the road above has deteriorated and needs resurfacing and reshaping.
We're proposing a permanent 30 km/h speed limit in central Riccarton and a 40 km/h speed limit through adjacent side streets between Riccarton Road and Riccarton Bush.
Find out more about the proposal.(external link)
Work to replace the sewer pipes began on 1 April 2019. Read the full details of what that means on Newsline.(external link)
Everything’s still open along Riccarton Road – that’s why you’ll see lots of hoardings, plinths and signs reminding what shops are open and where to find them, and where to park.
Traffic is still moving in both directions, and parking is available via Rimu Street and Straven Road.
When the road is reconstructed, bus priority measures will be installed as Riccarton Road is one of the city's busiest bus routes. Around 3000 people board buses in Riccarton and more than 800 buses pass Westfield Riccarton each day.
You can contact Council on 03 941 8999 (0800 800 169) or RiccartonRoad@ccc.govt.nz for more information.
Or contact Fulton Hogan on 0800 ROAD FH (0800 762 334), 24 hours 7 days, for construction related queries.
Initial work
We need to locate services underneath Riccarton Road, remove street furniture, trees and kerb and establish fences and pedestrian safe zones.
Watermain
Road layout for sewer work
We will build trenches to the south of Riccarton Road at three points, starting east of each stage and working progressively west, as shown in the attached plan [PDF, 696 KB].
We expect to complete approximately 20 metres of piping per day. We will resurface trenches with temporary asphalt as we go.
Traffic will remain two-way but lane shifts will be in place.
Sewer
Road layout for sewer main work
Trenches will be formed in the centre of Riccarton Road. Due to the depth of the sewer pipes, this work will progress slowly and we expect to complete one metre of piping per day.
We will lay temporary asphalt on completed sections of pipe soon after we finish them.
Traffic will remain two-way.
Work on hold
Work will stop over the Christmas period so that Riccarton Road businesses can trade without disruption.
Roading and streetscaping
We will reconstruct the road, install footpaths, landscaping and street furniture.
The bus lanes will be added as well as the central median.
Works completed
The bulk of the work will be finished by Easter with follow-up work painting lines and planting trees to happen as the weather permits.
Completed.
Riccarton Road sewer pipe
Stage 1 included:
Starting in February 2019 and expected to be completed by August 2020.
We will continue west along Riccarton Road between Harakeke Street and Matipo Street, just past Westfield Mall.
We will be replacing the underground pipes and renewing the road as we have done in the first stage. These are being done at the same time to minimise the disruption to the public.
Work will be completed by Fulton Hogan Limited during both day and night. Fulton Hogan Limited will keep you informed on how this may affect you and when.
Impression of Riccarton Road once the upgrade is complete
Key features of the tree-lined median include:
Overview
Riccarton Road – Division, Kauri and Matipo streets
Riccarton Road – Clarence, Rimu and Rotheram streets
A bus priority is used to give buses right of way over other vehicles when a road is heavily used.
By making changes to the road space, we can give priority to buses so that they stay on schedule and provide a good service to passengers, especially at peak times. These improvements will make it easier for people to bus, walk and bike to where they are going, and make Riccarton a more people-friendly place.
Riccarton Road is the second busiest transport corridor after the central city, bringing passengers from all over the city and linking them with other core routes. It has over 800 bus movements a day and around 3000 passengers boarding per weekday on this road alone.
Public transport allows more people to move along Riccarton Road at one time and the bus priority measures will provide more reliable bus travel, especially at peak times when people need to get to work or home.
The bus priority measures being installed along Riccarton Road include:
Parking on Riccarton Road is being removed to allow space for the new road layout and bus priority.
The Council has created a time-restricted car park behind Riccarton Road between Rimu Street and Straven Road to replace it.
Results of the Council consultation on the 2015 Riccarton Road bus priority measures and Central Riccarton street enhancements.
