Will Christchurch's northern corridor motorway help the city?
Happy Monday neighbours,
Canterbury’s newest motorway will give residents more “choices” in how they travel, Transport Minister Michael Wood says.
Locals were invited to travel by cycle and foot along the new Christchurch Northern Corridor on Saturday.
The $290 million motorway connects St Albans to State Highway 1 and the Waimakariri district and bypasses the residential suburbs of Belfast, Northwood and Redwood to ease congestion on Main North Rd.
Have you checked out the new motorway yet? Do you think it will be a positive change for Christchurch?
Poll: Is the increase in disability parking fines fair?
In October, the fine for parking in a designated mobility car park without a permit has jumped from $150 to $750—a 400% increase!
The goal is to keep these spaces open for those who truly need them. Do you think this big increase in the fine is fair? Share your thoughts below.
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88.8% Yes, it's fair
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10.5% No, it's unreasonable
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0.7% Other - I'll share below
Succulents and some plants for sale
A variety of well established and healthy succulents and some plants for sale at the gate at 20 Waterford Avenue Northwood from approx 9am each day.
$3 each or 2 for $5.
Cyclists forced to use ‘more dangerous’ crossing if cycleway closed
Closing a Christchurch cycleway to avoid an unsafe rail crossing will lead cyclists across an even “more dangerous” crossing, cycling advocates say.
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has weighed in on the issue, calling the move to shut a 1.5km section of the Heathcote Expressway for up to two years, “illogical”. He has asked KiwiRail to explain.
KiwiRail is demanding Christchurch City Council close part of the expressway until $6.5 million worth of safety improvements can be made to the Scruttons Rd rail crossing.
It said the “unsafe” crossing posed the risk of death or serious injury once every thousand years.
What do you do think? Read the full story by reporters Sinead Gill and Tina Law here and tell us what you think in the comments. (A subscription is required, but you can see two free articles a month).
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