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Scheme for Mairehau Route upgrade (CPMS
17051)
The aim of this route improvement project
is to deliver an urban collector route with safe modes of travel for all road
users. The improvements will be delivered in 3 phases.
First
Phase
This
work is a consent condition for the Prestons residential subdivision to
service the development along the north side of Mairehau Road. The upgrades
required for the development were recently completed with 2 new intersections
at Prestons Park Drive and Aviemore Ave.
Second
Phase
This work
is to complete the remaining work along the South side of the road and
linking the section of road from Snelling Drain to Concorde Place. This
upgrade has commenced and due for completion in July 2025.
Third Phase
This upgrade is
between #2 Drain and the Marshland Road intersection, plus a shared path
along Marshland Road between Mairehau Road and QEII Drive. This connects the first
phase works to Marshland Road and QEII Drive.
There are physical
constraints along Mairehau Road with waterways on both side of the road, and
elevation differences that create some challenges for the outcome of the
scheme this has resulted in insufficient space to provide on-road cycle lanes.
In lieu of on-road
cycle lanes, this scheme has a shared path on the north side of the road to
service the cyclists travelling west - east direction. A new retaining
wall averaging 1.8m in height will be constructed to support both the shared
path and the carriageway.
It is also intended to make minor changes to the Marshland
Road/Mairehau Road signalised intersection to accommodate North/South cycle
and pedestrian crossing facilities, and link the Mairehau Road shared path to
the planned shared path on Marshland Road connecting to QEII Drive.
Prestons Road
The granting of Resource Consent RMA/2024/460 (including the
planned Mitre10 Mega) requires the need to alter the current road layout to
support in development for the “Commercial Core Zone”.
To service this
land development, alteration to existing road elements are required for
traffic safety reasons and ensure the function of this minor aerial network
is not unduly compromised.
The changes
proposed include:
- realignment
of a section of kerb and channel on the southern side in order to accommodate
a right turn bay into the commercial development,
- central
islands accommodating tree plantings and restricting the eastern entrance to
left in/left out,
- Improved
pedestrian crossing at existing Prestons/Te Korari traffic lights (upgrading
the cycle only crossing to a pedestrian + cycle crossing),
- Alteration
of bus stop locations.
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