The construction of the $8 million agency project began towards the end of 2017.
North Dunedin MP David Clark opened the cycleway last week with representatives of the NZ Transport Agency, Dunedin City Council and other people involved with the project.
Agency spokeswoman Frances Adank said the layout of cycleway islands on a section of the cycleway had been altered.
Three smaller "drive-over'' concrete islands had replaced one larger concrete separator island in SH1 near lower Stuart St to make it easier for motorists to access an entrance to Allied Press, while maintaining the cycleway delineation.
The larger islands were designed to be moved, she said.
"They are pinned and grouted in place, so that is one of their advantages if there need to be small alterations in the future - they don't need to be jack hammered out.''
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Yes they do need to be jack hammered out, permanently! Cycle lanes that are not used should not be on state highway one for any reason.
Insanity!!...Just look at all that spare space on the footpath! Surely a cycle lane could have shared this wide space?!.....And if the council had used slim barriers instead of the 'barely visible to vehicles' ultra wide barriers, we could have had full parking down this street and increased width for north bound traffic.
What a disaster. It seems this council has taken the old adage of 'build it and they will come' and turned it on it's head, for motorized transport trying to navigate this city.
Not that I'm defending design of the cycleway but narrow barries and more parking is a recipe for cyclists crashing into opening car doors, there is simply no way to escape.