SCIRT Traffic Update for the week starting Monday 29 August 2016

Central City

• Please expect delays because major SCIRT works are starting at the intersection of Moorhouse Ave and Montreal St from Friday 26 August for up to 4 days to replace storm water pipes. Traffic will not be able to cross Moorhouse Ave from Montreal St (south) nor turn right into Montreal St from either direction on Moorhouse Ave.

• Moorhouse Ave will be reduced to two lines around the work site.

• The final stage of works at the Fitzgerald Ave twin bridges is underway and expected to take another month. Two-way traffic is maintained on Fitzgerald Ave. The road and footpath alongside the two bridges will be resurfaced. There may be delays while this work is completed.

Waltham

• Ensors Rd near the intersection with Fifield Tce is down to one lane until mid-September while SCIRT installs a new manhole. Temporary traffic lights will maintain two-way traffic.

St Albans

• The intersection of Westminister St, Roosevelt St and Courtenay St is closed while an intersection upgrade is carried out. Please use Cranford St, Innes Rd and Rutland St to detour around the worksite.

Merivale

• SCIRT is working at the western end of Aikmans Rd which is one-way eastbound while wastewater repairs take place. Work will continue for another 3 weeks. For westbound traffic on Aikmans Rd the detour is Akela St, Cox St, Sterling St and Office Rd.

Avonside/Linwood

• Buckleys Rd has wastewater works from Monday 29 August for a week. The Dacre St intersection will be closed at Buckleys rd.. Two-way traffic is maintained with parking restrictions and a shoulder closure on Buckleys Rd..

• Woodham Rd is closed at the intersection with Worcester St for 2 more months for major wastewater repairs. Access to Woodham Rd, east of Worcester St, will be via Sewell St and Rowcliffe Cres. Eastbound traffic on Woodham Rd will be detoured via Ngarimu St. A “no entry” sign is in place in Woodham Rd at Kerrs Rd and at Ngarimu St.

• Carnarvon St at the intersection with Woodham Rd is closed for wastewater repairs for another fortnight.

Richmond/Shirley

• North Parade, between Randall St and North Avon Rd, has two way traffic maintained while road surface repairs take place but expect delays in peak hours.

• North Avon Rd is closed between North Parade and Flesher Ave for wastewater works. The detour will be North Parade, Medway St to River Rd. The closure is scheduled to be lifted in October.

• The intersection of Stapletons Rd and Dudley St is closed for about another 2 months. Stapletons Rd is one-way southbound between Averill St and Randall St. Best access is via Shirley Road.

Woolston/Bromley

• SCIRT wastewater repairs on Ferry Rd, between Hargood St and St Johns St, start on Monday 29 August for about a week. Two-way traffic is maintained but lookout for some diversions.

• Maunsell St will be one-way eastbound from Monday 22 August for about 10 days for wastewater works.

• Dyers Rd wastewater repairs are continuing. Two-way traffic is maintained but expect delays during peak periods and some turning restrictions.

Sumner/Redcliffs

• Evans Pass Rd above Sumner is down to one lane around a SCIRT work site where a retaining wall is being rebuilt. The work will take until the end of the year. Traffic lights are installed to maintain two-way traffic. Please drive or cycle with caution and be ready to stop at the traffic lights if they turn red.

• SCIRT is working on Main Rd in Moncks Bay for another 2 months repairing an earthquake-damaged culvert. Two-way traffic will be maintained with lane shifts past the work site.

New Brighton/Burwood

• New Brighton Rd between Rawson St and Pages Rd is closed for road and footpath repairs from 24 August for 8 weeks. The detour is Hawke St, Keyes Rd and Pratt St.

• New Brighton Rd is down to one lane between Queensbury St and Lake Terrace Rd due to road repairs. Two-way traffic is being maintained by traffic signals. Expect delays during peak periods.

Aranui/Wainoni

• This area has several road closures. Please take care. SCIRT is installing a new more earthquake-resilient vacuum wastewater system. See the Aranui map for road closures, bus routes and detours.

• Kerb, channels and footpath repairs have started on Pages Rd between Portchester St and Anzac Drive until late October 2016.Two-way traffic will be maintained.

• Breezes Rd, between Hampshire St and Gosport St, is one-way northbound until the end of August (This section is between Pages Rd and Wainoni Rd).

• Breezes Rd is one-way southbound between Pages Rd and Cuthberts Rd. A detour is in place using Cuthberts Rd, Nugent St, Shortland St, Pages Rd.

• Shortland St is one-way between Carters Rd and Pages Rd.

• Marlow Rd, between Hampshire St and 67 Marlow Rd, is closed to through traffic. Sealing of the road is scheduled for 27 August. When this is completed the road closure will be uplifted.

Parklands

• Beach Rd will have one-way traffic eastbound between Pinewood Ave and Bower Ave until mid-September while wastewater, storm water, kerb and channel and carriageway repairs take place. Access to Beach Rd shops is via Sylvia St, heading west.There will be a short period when Beach Rd is closed just outside the shops while final wastewater connections are carried out in the middle of the Bower Ave roundabout and the roundabout is finally reconstructed.

• Pinewood Ave at the Beach Rd intersection is closed for about 4 weeks while wastewater work is underway on Beach Rd.

• Flemington Ave is closed until mid-September. Please use Ascot Ave.

• Sylvia St will be closed to eastbound traffic until the beginning of September for road resurfacing.

• Inwoods Rd, between Broadhaven Ave and Bottle Lake Dr, is one-way southbound until mid this week. Arosa Place is closed while this work is underway. The one-way will then progress to between Bottle Lake Dr and Queenspark Dr for about 4 weeks. Bottle Lake Dr will be closed to through traffic once the work progresses.

• If you would like to receive a fortnightly Parklands Traffic Update please email CIRinfo@fcc.co.nz or eqinfo@downer.co.nz.

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