Salisbury Street
Our contractors recently started work on a new section of footpath along Salisbury Street, between Mulgrave Street and Hodgetts Place.
They'll pack up over the holiday period and will be back working in Salisbury Street again from Tuesday, 7th January.
We plan to widen the existing footpath on the eastern side of Salisbury Street and construct new sections of footpath where required.
Once finished, most of the footpath will be wider, making it safer for cyclists and pedestrians.
Construction will be completed block by block, starting from the Mulgrave Street end and working north. There will be shoulder closures in place during this work.
Weather permitting, we will be finished by the end of April.
We are also looking to construct traffic islands along the sides of Salisbury Street and install median islands at the Bamfield, Lincoln and Worcester Street intersections in early 2020.
The team are finishing up the designs and we will share these with residents to get their feedback before any construction starts.
The changes we are looking to make are used in towns around New Zealand to calm traffic. They let motorists know they are in a residential area and that they need to slow down.
Along with slowing traffic, measures like traffic islands are known to help minimise noise and reduce crashes, as they help create a sense of place.
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