Intersections / Mobile Scooter and Pram Crossings
May 8th 2010
Board members have surveyed the footpaths and intersections around town, and sent these results to TDC engineer Steve Elkington in March 2010. They requested that the first six upgrades be conducted in the 2009 - 2010 year, and the other six be done in 2010 - 2011.
- Thorp Street / Greenwood Street, NE and SW corners : There are no crossings, 2 are needed.
- Clay Street / Moffatt Street, NW and SE corners : There are no crossings, 2 are needed.
- Tudor Street / Thorp Street, NE and SW corners : Steep, need to re-align
- High Street / Inglis Street, NE and SW corners : Steep, need to re-align
- Poole Street / Atkins Street, SE corner : No crossing
- Trewavas Street / Mountview Place, SW and NE corners : Mountable kerb is not very mountable! 2 needed.
- Woodland Avenue / Lowe Street, SW corner : Need to reconstruct crossing due to steepness for local wheelchair workers
- Woodland Avenue / Wratt Street, SW corner : Need to reconstruct crossing due to steepness for local wheelchair workers
- Fry Street / Atkins Street, SW and NE corners : Could be improved
- Naumai Street / Oaks Lane, NW corner : No crossing, SE very small, access from Oaks home is difficult
- High Street / Old Wharf Road, SE and SW corners : No crossing, 2 are needed
- High Street / Wratt Street, NE corner : Needs to be improved
June 21st 2010
TDC's Steve Elkington replied that at this time he cannot indicate timing of the work requested and how many could be built in the upcoming financial year. Council will try to use the list to for priority order, but "wherever there is a crossing required and not on the board's priority list at the same intersection, or one that is within the CBD or on an arterial/collector road route, the Council reserves the right to adjust the programme accordingly". He added that "closer to the time of advertising the contract for the work, a list of pram crossing sites ... will be forwarded to the board for its information".
