Controlling heavy traffic

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33741, 14 January 1975, Page 12

Controlling heavy traffic

Sir,—lt is high time that the Waimairi County Council concerned itself with the disturbance by heavy traffic (“The Press,” December 18) since it is responsible, through bad planning decisions, for much of this traffic. An obvious example is to enforce its regulations; for the chip mill at Sawyers Anns Road. Although it restricted the hours for transporting material to and from the site to between 7.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m., excluding week-ends and public holidays, it has made no effort to enforce its regulations, anyone living on the trucks* route knows that they are constantly, noisily flouted. In a recent, amazing decision, the council allowed the establishment of a poultry abattoir next to residential areas. Again, as a worthless sop, it restricted hours of transportation. Christchurch urgently heeds a ring road system to take heavy traffic, but, above all, residents are desperate

for responsible town-planning decisions from councillors.— Yours, etc., RESIDENTS COME FIRST. December 20, 1974. [Mr D. B. Rich, chairman of the Waimairi County Council, replies: “The correspondent is correct in stating that the council restricted hours of operation of the chip mill, but it has been in contact with the operators on more than one occasion, emphasising the requirements. The council intends that its conditions, applied for the protection of residents, should be complied with and would welcome advice of breaches and would prosecute if appropriate evidence is available.”]