Traffic men anger council
Officialdom’s “negative attitude’’ to traffic conditions on Lyttelton’s Norwich Quay has made the Lyttelton Borough Council angry. Five months ago, the council met officers of the Road iTraffic Division of the Ministry of Transport in an effort to find a solution to controlling the speed of heavy traffic which daily thunders through the Norwich Quay bottleneck in an almost continuous stream. Last night, the Ministry replied — firmly quashing all-
the council’s suggestions, including traffic lights and additional pedestrian crossings — but failed to give any other solution. “It’s the most negative report I have seen from a Government department for a long time.” said Cr R. H. Duff. The Mayor (Mr J. B. Collett) described the report as “a classic example of planning from a desk rather than practical knowledge.” The council decided to try to arrange another meeting with the Ministry.
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