We are planning to install peak hour bus lanes on Lincoln Road and Moorhouse Avenue, to improve bus journey times between Halswell and the central city. We’d like to hear your views.
We received 274 submissions from residents, bus users, local businesses, community groups and stakeholders.
In the consultation we asked for submitter’s feedback on:
Bus lanes submissions [PDF, 311 KB]
Attachments to support submissions on the bus lanes
Submission number 20120 [PDF, 462 KB]
Submission number 20434 [PDF, 1.2 MB]
Submission number 20448 [PDF, 7.9 MB]
Submission number 20462 [PDF, 496 KB]
Submission number 20463 [PDF, 374 KB]
Submission number 20473 [PDF, 2.3 MB]
Pedestrian crossing [PDF, 335 KB]
Parking changes [PDF, 1.7 MB]
Turning restrictions [PDF, 214 KB]
Speed reduction [PDF, 282 KB]
Sculpture [PDF, 328 KB]
Comments [PDF, 901 KB]
| Key areas | Support | Do not support | Did not indicate any preference |
| Installation of two peak hour bus lanes |
167 |
98 |
9 |
| New pedestrian crossing (outside Mediaworks) |
197 |
53 |
24 |
| Restricted parking on the side streets |
143 |
103 |
28 |
| Turning restrictions on Wise Street, Clarence Street and Spencer Street |
152 |
103 |
19 |
| Speed reduction in Addington Village to 30km/h |
129 |
123 |
22 |
· Changes will affect businesses along the route.
· Increased parking pressure on residents in the area.
The ‘Addington Worker in Tune’ Sculpture will be relocated to near Hazeldean Road as this was the preferred option by submitters.
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Approve the final plans, and the traffic resolutions required to legalise the changes to road markings, create the bus lanes and change the parking and turning restrictions.
The Community Board will also make a recommendation to Council regarding the peak hour bus lanes on Lincoln Road and Moorhouse Avenue, the installation of the new pedestrian traffic signals and the proposed speed reduction on Lincoln Road.
The South West of Christchurch (Halswell and Wigram) is growing with 35,000 people expected to move into the area in the next 30 years. As the population grows, congestion along Lincoln Road will increase. Bus improvements will help more people to travel along the limited road space.
Public transport investment will provide an alternative travel option for people that live in Halswell, Wigram, Hoon Hay and Addington. It will make buses faster and more reliable. This will allow bus frequencies to increase.
Permanent bus lanes are proposed for south side of Moorhouse Avenue between Selwyn Street and Lincoln Road, and continuing along Lincoln Road to Whiteleigh Avenue. The bus lane on the north west side of Lincoln Road (travelling into the city) will operate between 7am to 9am, Monday to Friday. The lane on the south east side (travelling towards Halswell) will operate between 4pm and 6pm Monday to Friday. Outside of these hours the lanes will be available for parking.
The speed limit is also proposed to be reduced to 30km/h between Whiteleigh Avenue and Moorhouse Avenue.
Additional to the bus lanes, some right turns will be restricted and a new pedestrian crossing will be provided.
Peak hour bus lanes for Lincoln Road (Moorhouse Avenue to Whiteleigh Avenue)
Install another signalised crossing outside number 334 Lincoln Road. This is approximately half way between the existing signalised pedestrian crossings at Harman Street and outside the Addington Mall.
Some side roads will have P60 parking restrictions to maintain the same number of carparks for short term use.
During the hours the bus lanes are operating, there will be a loss of on street car parking. Outside of those hours, the on street car parks outside the businesses will be available for use.
Three of the side roads off Lincoln Road are proposed to have right hand turns removed:
Reducing the speed limit to 30km/h on Lincoln Road, between Moorhouse Avenue and Whiteleigh Avenue.
To fit in the bus lanes, existing kerb buildouts and the flush median will need to be removed.
The sculpture at the corner of Lincoln Road and Parlane Street is called the Trumpeter. It is silhouetted against a collection of railway worker’s tools. It portrays Dave Christiansen who joined the
Addington Workshops Brass Band in the 1950s. We are proposing to relocate the sculpture to one of the three options.
As part of the changes on Lincoln Road, we are planning to plants trees in the footpath to provide some shade in summer and to soften the street scape. The proposed trees are Fagus Sylvatica “Dawyck Gold” Fastgate Beech, and 6 Totara trees at the entrance to Hazaldean Road. These are a narrow upright tree that are suited to the environment along Lincoln Road. These trees are proposed in areas that are clear of underground services.
Lincoln Rd overview
Lincoln Rd overview 2
Plan 1
Plan 2
Plan 3
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Come and talk to the team
Additional date
Due to the high interest in this project, we will be holding an additional drop in session. If you have any questions, queries or you would like to have a chat about the project come and see us;
6pm, Wednesday 21 November
Addington Coffee Co-op
297 Lincoln road, Addington
Resident focused:
6pm, Tuesday 30 October
Addington Coffee Co-op
297 Lincoln road, Addington
Business focused:
6pm, Thursday 1 November
Addington Coffee Co-op
297 Lincoln road, Addington
Everyone welcome:
11am to 1pm, Wednesday 7 November
Manuka Cottage at St Mary's church,
21 Church Square, Addington
PowerPoint from the drop in sessions [PDF, 1.9 MB]
Below are the plans for Lincoln Road between Wrights Road and Curletts Road. This section is not due to be constructed until 2023/2024. We will consult on this closer to the time.
The existing road is planned to be widened to four lanes with a central median. This will remove right turns in and out of Torrens Road, Sylvan Street, Domain Terrace and Annex Road. U-turn slots are planned in three locations for vehicles that wish to head in the opposite direction.
For the two lanes heading into the city, one lane will be a bus lane in the morning peak, with limited on street parking outside of those hours. For the two lanes towards Halswell, there will be no on street parking at any time.
The central median will have trees similar to the block between Wrights Road and Whiteleigh Avenue, as well as trees on the south side of the road in the berms. The design accommodates the Norwest Arc cycleway between Domain Terrace and Annex Road. This is likely to have been constructed prior to the construction of the Lincoln Road works.
Existing overhead services will need to be relocated to accommodate the new road layout. These works would be undertaken at the same time as the road construction.
Plan 1 Future project - Whiteleigh Avenue to Wrights Road
Plan 2 Future project - Whiteleigh Avenue to Wrights Road
This section of Lincoln Road is already four lanes, and we are not proposing to make any changes in this section.
