Cavendish Drive, Papatoetoe - Intersection improvements Cavendish Drive, Papatoetoe - Intersection improvements

Proposal status: Feedback closed 17 December 2019, last updated 5 March

Reference number: RSU-1920-103

We're making changes in your area

In December 2019, we proposed to improve the Cavendish Drive and Norman Spencer Drive intersection in Papatoetoe. These improvements include adding traffic lights to the intersection. This high-risk intersection has been the site of multiple car accidents due to cars turning into oncoming traffic. This proposal aims to prevent future accidents by signalling drivers when to proceed through the intersection.

Changes proposed on Cavendish Drive and Norman Spencer Drive are to:

  • add traffic lights to the intersection to guide traffic and prevent cars from turning into oncoming traffic
  • install new road markings and signage and extend the kerbs to allow for traffic lights at the intersection
  • remove the left-turn slip lane from Norman Spencer Drive into Cavendish Drive and replace with a left-turn lane that is part of the intersection
  • remark the Broken Yellow Lines where changes to the kerb are made
  • paint green bicycle stop boxes at the front of the existing bicycle lanes.

Download the proposal drawing for Cavendish Drive (PDF 2MB)

Proposal outcome

The proposed changes will proceed to the next stage of detailed planning before being implemented. 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

Many respondents supported the proposal, noting that the intersection improvements will improve the safety of the road. Thank you for the support. We hope the new intersection design will result in safer journeys for all road users.

Next steps

These works are planned between January and July 2021, 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.