Tuesday, 6 April 2021, 3:19 pm
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is sharing its designs
for safer intersections and pedestrian crossings through
Motueka’s town centre with the local community, ahead of
construction starting in July this year.
With funding
of $6.8 million as part of the Government’s COVID-19
Response and Recovery Fund, Waka Kotahi has designed
intersection improvements and pedestrian crossing signals on
State Highway 60 (SH60) High Street through Motueka’s town
centre.
“These safety improvements will ensure
everyone who uses High Street can get to where they are
going safely when they are driving through or visiting
Motueka’s bustling town centre,” says Waka Kotahi
Traffic signals will be installed at the Pah/Greenwood/High Street intersection, and the existing zebra crossing on High Street, just south of the Pah/Greenwood/High Street intersection will be removed. Waka Kotahi director of regional relationships Emma Speight said the improvements dated back to 2017, when the agency began to seek public feedback on potential changes. “These safety improvements will ensure everyone who uses High Street can get to where they are going safely when they are driving through or visiting Motueka’s bustling town centre.” Speight said replacing the existing zebra crossings with signalised crossings would help people get across the road more safely, as well as helping traffic flow better during peak times and making it easier for people to enter High St from side streets.
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