Planned minor improvements Planned minor improvements

To make it safer and easier to cycle along Cavendish Drive, we will be installing physical separation between the vehicle lanes and existing painted cycle lanes on Cavendish Drive from State Highway 20 to Lambie Drive. The separators will be 300mm wide, 120mm high raised concrete islands positioned on the existing cycle lane white line. Gaps will be left for existing property accesses and side road intersections. We will not make any changes to access or parking. These changes will improve the safety and the experience for cyclists on Cavendish Drive by creating a physical barrier between motor vehicles and people on bikes. ​

 In response to a request from the Aotea / Great Barrier Local Board, we are planning to install clearway on and off roadway signs on Hector Sanderson Road, Great Barrier Island to prevent stopping and parking on the berm (the grass strip next to the road).

People will not be allowed to stop or park on the berm at all times in the following areas:

• From the Claris Aerodrome entrance to number 59 along the northern side of the road.
• From the Great Barrier Library and Council offices to number 67 along the southern side of the road.

We are also working alongside Auckland Council to stabilise the berm along the northern side of Hector Sanderson Road.

These changes will improve safety for pedestrians and road users

• When there are vehicles parked in these locations, it can make the road unsafe for people walking along the northern side of the road and block visibility for motorists travelling along this corner.
• Stabilising the berm on the northern side of the road will make it more comfortable for people walking here.

• Installing driver feedback signs on Monument Road on both sides leading up to the intersection. These are electronic signs that alert drivers to their speed and encourage them to slow down.
• Installing ‘STOP’ and ‘STOP AHEAD’ signs on Tourist Road.
• Updating road markings and signage to reflect these changes.

We are planning to install clearway on and off roadway signs on Hector Sanderson Road, Great Barrier Island to prevent stopping and parking on the berm (the grass strip next to the road).

People will not be allowed to stop or park on the berm at all times in the following areas: 

• From the Claris Aerodrome entrance to number 59 along the northern side of the road. 
• From the Great Barrier Library and Council offices to number 67 along the southern side of the road.

Hector Sanderson Road is a narrow road with a 100km/h speed limit. When there are vehicles parked in these locations, it can make the road unsafe for people walking along the northern side of the road and block visibility for motorists travelling along this corner.

• Upgrading the existing roundabout to a mountable roundabout. This is a roundabout that allows drivers, especially those in large vehicles like buses and emergency service vehicles, to drive over the edges easily.
• Improving the footpath and planting new grass berms on the left-hand turn from Porchester Road into Manuroa Road.
• Painting new road markings to support the changes.

• Convert the six angle parking spaces outside 14 and 18 Anglesea Street to 2 parallel parking spaces.
• Install broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) outside 16 Anglesea Street as it is too small to become a parallel parking space.

• Restrict the reserved yellow marked out area at the Sandspit Wharf to emergency vehicle parking only. A sign will be installed to let people know that only emergency service vehicles can park there.
• Remove the loading zone road marking at the Sandspit Wharf as this road marking conflicts with the other parking restrictions in the area.

• Convert two P120 parking spaces to P30 outside 2B Hall Street to improve parking availability for visitors to the nearby businesses.
• Install two new mobility parking spaces with a P180 time restriction at 104 King Street and 220 King Street.
• Introduce a P180 time restriction to two of the existing mobility parking spaces at 159 and 201 King Street. This time limits will make it easier for more people to find parking.
• Convert three P60 parking spaces to P30 outside 177 King Street.  The time restrictions will increase the number of short-term parking spaces.
• Move one parallel mobility parking space from 124 King Street to an angled mobility parking with a P180 restriction at 131 King Street to make it safer for people getting in and out of their vehicles.
• Convert the parallel mobility parking space at 124 King Street to P60 time restriction.

• Paint broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) along the head of the cul-de-sac. We understand the removal of parking can be inconvenient, so we have minimised it to 4 parking spaces while still improving access on Boyd Avenue for large vehicles.

• Construct a 1.8m wide concrete footpath on the western side of Goodall Road, from the intersection of Mahurangi East Road to Horizon School. This footpath will be approximately 54m long.
• Remove 6 trees, 1 on Mahurangi East Road, and 5 at the top of Goodall Road in order to make space for the footpath and boardwalk. We will replace these with 8 new trees planted further down Goodall Road.
• Install a boardwalk on Mahurangi East Road connecting the entrance of Horizon School with the new footpath on Goodall Road.

• Paint broken yellow lines from 60 Victoria Street to the front of the Fabric apartment complex at 64 to 74 Victoria Street. This will remove a total of 3 legal parking spaces.

• Paint broken yellow lines along the western side of Firle Place, around the cul-de-sac, and at the intersection with La Rosa Street.
• Install No Stopping Off Roadway restrictions on Firle Place. This means that parking on the berm (grass strip next to the road) is prohibited.

• Install a 1.8m wide concrete footpath on the southern side of Albert Street from Seatoun Avenue to the walkway between the tennis court and 15 Albert Street. The length of this proposed footpath is approximately 148m.

• Raise the existing zebra crossing on top of a flat, wide speed bump on the corner of 70 Saint Lukes Road. This speed bump will be raised to the height of the footpath.
• Upgrade the footpath on the corner of 70 Saint Lukes Road with tactile pavers, yellow guidance paving markers to help visually impaired people find their way to the crossing and safely cross the road.
• Install tactile pavers on the corner of 80 Saint Lukes Road.
• Make it easier for larger vehicles to turn left from Saint Lukes Road onto Morningside Drive by widening the traffic lane. This requires upgrading and improving the traffic island, which is the raised platform in the road where pedestrians can wait to cross Morningside Drive.
• Paint green boxes for cyclists before each traffic light.
• Narrow 2 traffic islands in the middle of Saint Lukes Road.
• Paint new road markings and install new signs to support the changes.

• Kain Street and Landscape Road Intersection.
• Waitomo Avenue and Landscape Road Intersection.
• Outside 159 Landscape Road.
• Outside 3 Kain Street.

• the northern side of Newry Close
• the cul-de-sac at the end of Newry Close
• on the corner of 2 Newry Close.

• Restrict 3 parking spaces to 15 minutes (P15). The restriction applies from 6pm until 9pm, Monday to Sunday.
• Extend the P5 loading zone hours until 9pm, Monday to Sunday.

• install a new mobility parking space with a P180 time restriction at 48 King Street
• introduce a P180 time restriction to existing mobility parking spaces at 15 and 80 King Street
• convert the time restricted parking spaces at 48 and 35 Edinburgh Street to P30 time restricted parking spaces​.

• Stop parking on the berm along Oakley Avenue.
• We are currently only planning to install signage outside 21 Oakley Avenue by the pedestrian crossing.

Other signage will be installed if there are future problems.

• construct an 84m footpath outside 20 Accent Drive to connect the existing footpaths together
• install a short section of retaining wall.

In November 2022, we informed the community about our plan to provide a safe and continuous footpath along Bush Road in Albany. We advised you that these works were scheduled to be constructed in August 2023. Due to finalising the design and issues caused by the February flooding, the work was delayed.

Next steps

This project is now scheduled to be done between June 2024- June 2025.

• We are planning to add a P180 time restriction to the mobility parking spaces outside 21 Putney Avenue.

• Paint broken yellow lines along the western kerb between 21 and 31 Kyle Road. This will remove 8 parking spaces.

• Install stop controls at the intersection of Arimu Road and Old Wairoa Road. This includes a stop sign, ‘stop’ road marking, new stop line, and new centre line.
• Install stop controls at the intersection of View Road and Old Wairoa Road.
• Paint broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) at the intersection of Arimu Road and View Road along Old Wairoa Road. This would result in the removal of approximately 10 on-street parking spaces.

• slow motorists to a safer speed
• correct the lack of road markings
• improve visibility for people travelling through these intersections.

• Reconstruct the footpath at the intersection and install raised footpath markers.
• Install a kerb ramp with side islands at the intersection. A kerb ramp is a sloped section of footpath which makes it easier to move from the road to the footpath.
• Install a new traffic island and kerb lines on Robb Street.
• Paint a slow sign on top of red coloured surfacing on Robb Street.
• Paint new broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times) on Clevedon Road.

• Paint broken yellow lines (no stopping at all times parking restrictions) mostly along the northwest of Gilletta Road, Mount Roskill all the way through to the end of the road.

• Paint broken yellow lines around the Glenbush Place cul-de-sac, outside of properties 3 to 8. Parking around a cul-de-sac is not allowed if vehicles obstruct safe access for emergency services.
• Remove existing yellow road markings around the cul-de-sac. These yellow road markings have been illegally painted and will be removed when we paint broken yellow lines.

• Paint broken yellow lines at the bends of the intersection of Tara Road and Kereru Street. Vehicles often park here, resulting in access and visibility issues.

• Matua Road, Huapai
• Tapu Road, Huapai
• Alice Street, Riverhead
• Cambridge Road, Riverhead
• Duke Street, Riverhead
• King Street, Riverhead
• Princes Street, Riverhead
• George Street, Riverhead
• Queen Street, Riverhead
• York Terrace, Riverhead.

• Updated Riverhead proposal drawing (PDF 606KB)
• Huapai footpaths drawings (PDF 636KB)
• Riverhead external drawings (PDF 5.1MB)

• Paint 6 metres of broken yellow lines from the driveway of 181 Rangatira Road to 2 Taurus Crescent. This will remove at least 4 parking spaces. The removal of parking spaces will have a minimal impact as there will be sufficient parking on the road for residents to utilise.

• Installing kerb ramps outside 318 Hampton Drive and 324 Kohimarama Road. These ramps allow prams, wheelchairs, and mobility scooters to transition smoothly from the footpath to the road.
• Installing tactile pavers which are yellow guidance paving markers that help visually impaired people to find their way to the crossing and safely cross the road.
• Creating a new footpath with a gentle slope outside 318 Hampton Drive and paint broken yellow lines (not stopping at all times) on the northern corner of Hampton Drive and Kohimarama Road which will result in the removal of 3 parking spaces.