Christchurch City Council planning and delivery manager Jacob Bradbury said the project will include safety and water upgrades along Harewood Rd, and new traffic signals will be installed at the intersection of Harewood, Gardiners and Breens Rds.
“These improvements will make this busy stretch of Harewood Road safer for all road users,” Bradbury said.
The work will also include:
- A new signalised pedestrian crossing at Harewood School.
- Widening the path adjacent to 99 Stanleys Rd.
- Replacing the kerb on the western side of the Stanleys Rd intersection.
- Widening the pedestrian refuge island at the Wooldridge Rd intersection.
- A new pedestrian crossing on Waimakariri Rd.
Stormwater and water supply pipes in the area will also be upgraded, including:
- Installing approximately 500 metres of new and upsized stormwater pipes on Harewood Rd and Gardiners Rd.
- Replacing the existing water supply pipes on Harewood Road near Harewood School, between Waimakariri Road and 720 Harewood Road.
- Replacing the existing main and submain pipes on Harewood Road, near the intersection of Harewood Road/Gardiners Road/Breens Road.
- Replacing the existing water supply pipes on Waimakariri Road between Harewood School and Whitchurch Place.
- Replacing the existing water supply pipes on Whitchurch Place.
Bradbury said: "Our transport and three waters teams have coordinated their work in the area to minimise disruption by taking a ‘one pass’ approach.
"This approach ensures that once we leave, we won’t need to carry out planned road works in these streets again for a number of years."
Bradbury said a "super week" of work is also planned for seven days from the evening of Sunday, January 4, to minimise the overall impact and timeframe of the works.
"During the super week our contractor Isaac Construction will be working 24-hours a day for seven days.
"The intersection of Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road will be closed and detours will be in place.
"We’re deliberately doing this in the quieter holiday period to minimise disruption to local residents and businesses, and Harewood School Te Kura o Tāwera.
"The super week will significantly reduce the overall timeframe for the project."
Earlier this year as part of the Annual Plan process, the city council approved a new delivery plan for the Wheels to Wings Major Cycle Route. Under the plan, three sections will be delivered from 2025 to 2027, including:
- A signalised crossing and associated works near Harewood School
- Signalisation of the Harewood Road, Gardiners Road and Breens Road intersection, and
- Cycle connections along Harewood Road from Matsons Avenue to the railway, providing a connection from the Nor’West Arc to the Northern Line.
