SH75 Halswell Road improvements

About the project

• Detailed design plans

  View sections of the design (it is too big to show it all in one plan)

  Dunbars Road to just before Aidanfield Drive

  

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  Aidanfield Drive to  Augustine Drive

  

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  Augustine Drive to just before Rowley Avenue

  

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  Rowley Avenue to Curletts Road 

  

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  The design is the result of feedback from the community and stakeholders, technical investigations and safety assessments.

  We will monitor the safety and effectiveness of improvements as we continue through construction and after construction is finished.

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Key features

• Bus lanes (operating hours, bus stop locations and features)

  Bus lanes in both directions

  - will increase bus reliability and improve bus journey times between the south-west suburbs and the central city
  - cyclists, who would like to ride on-road, will be able to use the wide (4.2m) bus lanes

  Bus lane operating hours

  • Between Augustine Drive and Curletts Road heading into the city (north side of the road)
    - Monday to Friday during the morning peak - from 7am to 9am
    - Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
  • Between Curletts Road and Monsaraz Boulevard heading out of the city towards Halswell (south side of the road)
    - Monday to Friday during the late afternoon/evening peak - from 3pm to 6pm
    - Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
  • Between Augustine Drive/Monsaraz Boulevard and Dunbars Road - full time (24/7) in both directions.

  We changed the weekday hours of operation of the bus lanes between Augustine Drive/Monsaraz Boulevard and Curletts Road to be consistent with the hours of operation for the bus lanes along Lincoln Road.

  The Saturday operating hours take into account congestion resulting from Saturday sports traffic.

  We will monitor the bus lanes once they are installed and operating, and consider changes if appropriate.

  Bus stop locations and features

  We have also reviewed the number, spacing and location of the bus stops along this stretch of SH75 Halswell Road to provide the best service possible. 

  The types of things we consider when planning bus stops include:

  • more evenly spaced stops – about 400m apart, not too close together that journey times are affected, and not so far apart that they are too far to walk to
  • close to sideroads so they are easy to get to from the surrounding area
  • close to places people want to go to such as Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub
  • located near pedestrian crossings to help people, who need to cross the road, to get to and from the bus stop

  Bus stop number	Direction (toward)	Current location	Location	Comments	Features
  					Seat	Shelter	Real Time Information
  38109	City	240 Halswell Road	240 Halswell Road		Y	Y*	Y
  22092	City	1 Aidanfield Drive, (Halswell Road frontage)	206 Halswell Road	Stop to move about 300m north (toward the city) to about 100m north of the Aidanfield Drive intersection.	Y	Y**	Y
  12719	Halswell	201 Halswell Road	201 Halswell Road		Y	Y**	Y
  54124	Halswell	Corner Monsaraz Bouelvard and Halswell Rd	South of corner of Monsaraz Bouelvard and Halswell Road	Stop to move about 80m south (toward Halswell) of the intersection.	Y	Y*	N
  54111	City	Corner Augustine Drive and Halswell Road	Corner Augustine Drive and Halswell Road	No change to the bus location.	Y	Y*	Y
  12653	City	186 Halswell Road	-	Stop to be removed. The closest stop would be at Warren Crescent (west).
  12695	Halswell	175 Halswell Road	-	Stop to be removed. The closest stop would be at Warren Crescent (west).
  40853	City	170 Halswell Road	170 Halswell Road	Stop to move slightly to west (toward Halswell) to provide space needed for the two-way cycle path and reduce the number of trees that would need to be removed.	Y	Y*	N
  12364	Halswell	135 Halswell Road	159 Halswell Rd	Stop to move about 200m west (toward Halswell).	Y	N ***	N
  40415	City	126 Halswell Road	128 Halswell Rd	This move would provide space needed for the two-way cycle path and reduce the number of trees that would need to be removed.	Y	Y*	N
  12774	Halswell	107 Halswell Road	113 Halswell Rd	Stop to move about 100m west (toward Halswell).	Y	N	N
  12918	Halswell	75 Halswell Road	77 Halswell Rd	Stop to move about 20m west (toward Halswell) to improve the safety of vehicles turning out of Tankerville Road.	Y	Y*	Y
  12630	City	64 Halswell Road	64 Halswell Rd	No change to the bus location. Shelter to move forward slightly.	Y	Y*	Y

  *_{1m wide standard Christchurch City Council bus shelter
  **1m wide double length standard Christchurch City Council bus shelter
  *** provision for a bus shelter through a future project}

  All bus stops will have a seat, all city bound stops and some Halswell bound stops will have shelters, and some will have Real Time Information (providing accurate information about bus arrival times).

  Shelters will have automatic solar powered lighting triggered when someone is using the shelter, making it safer and more pleasant for people travelling early or later in the day, especially during winter.

  Illustration of the proposed bus shelters (single length)

  

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• On-street parking

  Outside of operating hours, bus lanes between Augustine Drive/Monsaraz Boulevard and Curletts Road can be used for on-street parking.

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• Paths
  • A 3m wide shared path on both sides of Halswell Road, between Dunbars Road and Augustine Drive/Monsaraz Boulevard for people walking, scooting or cycling
  • A two-way cycle path on the northern side of Halswell Road, between Augustine Drive and Curletts Road  in addition to the existing footpath (this will give the choice of cycling off the road as well as on the bus lanes).

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• Intersections and pedestrian crossing
  • A new four-legged intersection at Aidanfield Drive and new intersections at Rowley Avenue and Warren Crescent (west) all with traffic lights and pedestrian crossings improving safety for people walking, scooting and cycling.
  • A new pedestrian crossing with traffic lights to the east of Tankerville Road, close to bus stops, to make it safer for students and staff at Hillmorton High School and residents to cross Halswell Road whether they’re walking, cycling or scooting.

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• Raised median and u-turn locations

  A 1m wide raised median along Halswell Road (between Dunbars Road and Curletts Road) will improve safety by removing right-turns which will reduce the risk of crashes when drivers exit driveways and side streets.

  There will be specific u-turn locations at these intersections with new traffic lights which will include a specific light for u-turns:

  • • Rowley Avenue (to turn around to head toward the city)
    • Warren Crescent (west) (to turn around to head toward Halswell)

  There will also be dedicated u-turn bays:

  • • prior to the Halswell Road/Curletts Road/Hoon Hay Road intersection (to turn around to head toward Halswell)
    • prior to the Halswell Road/Monsaraz Boulevard/Augustine Drive intersection (to turn around to head toward the city).

  Halswell Timber will have a dedicated right turn bay.

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• Trees

   We have worked to keep as many trees as possible while providing the necessary infrastructure and features.

  The addition of the two-way cycle path on the northern side of Halswell Road between Augustine Drive and Curletts Road, and a better understanding of the utility services we will need to install under the road have meant the removal of more trees than we originally thought.

  The majority of trees being removed are located between Hendersons Road and Curletts Road.

  We will replace each removed tree with two new trees which will be planted in locations along the project area where possible, and we're working with Christchurch City Council on other potential locations.

  At the moment, about 58 trees are being removed. There are another 9 trees that might need to be removed. We will understand more when construction gets underway.

  When planting the new trees we consider safety, (such as being too close to driveways, poles, bus stops and intersections), shading and leaf-fall near drains.

  In selecting the replacement trees we have considered how well they’ll survive in an urban environment, ground conditions, and the existing trees and environment.

  Selected species are:

  • Upright Tulip (Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Fastigata’)
  • Pin Oak (Quercus palustris)
  • Native trees including totara (Podocarpus totara), kōwhai (Sophora microphylla) and tī kōuka/ cabbage tree (Cordyline australis)
  • Pukio/ swamp sedge (Carex virgata).

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• Street lighting

  Street lighting will be upgraded to energy-efficient LED lighting. LED lighting improves illumination, enhancing the safety for everyone using Halswell Road, between Dunbars Road and Curletts Road. 

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