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Calypso Place, Rothesay Bay – Stop sign and broken yellow lines Calypso Place, Rothesay Bay – Stop sign and broken yellow lines

Proposal status: Feedback closed 25 September 2020, last updated 16 October 2020.

Reference number: BYL-474

In September 2020, we proposed changes in your area

The Hibiscus and Bays Local Board asked us to improve safety at the intersection of Calypso Place and Knights Road. We proposed to install a stop control sign and broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times).

Proposed changes:

  • Install a stop control sign and new road markings on Calypso Place.
  • Install broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) at the intersection of Calypso Place and Knights Road, removing a total of 3 parking spaces.

Download the proposal drawing for Calypso Place (PDF 311KB) 

Proposal outcome

This project will proceed with minor changes to the next stage of detailed design before being implemented. We have listened to your concerns and have extended the broken yellow lines on either side of the intersection. This will remove a total of 3 parking spaces.

Download the updated proposal drawing for Calypso Place (PDF 263KB)

Thank you to everyone who responded to our proposal and gave us the chance to better understand your community and concerns. A summary of your feedback and our responses to community questions is below.

Community feedback

  • Requests for the broken yellow lines to be extended further on each side of the intersection to provide better visibility for oncoming traffic from the East.
    Thank you for your feedback on this proposal. We have listened to your concerns and have extended the broken yellow lines to improve visibility at either side of the intersection.

Next steps

These works are planned to be implemented by December 2020, but we will let you know if there are further changes or delays. Our contractors will send notices to affected residents 48 hours prior to construction starting.

Hibiscus and Bays: Safe with us

Auckland Transport cares for your safety. We want to make our roads safe for everyone, people walking and cycling, especially for our kids and senior citizens and people driving. Projects like this one around Calypso Place are another step towards our goal of achieving no deaths or serious injuries on our roads. We are guided by the Vision Zero approach to transport safety, which prioritises human safety over other measures (like minor time saving).