Opawa Road signals soon?
Pcdestnau-crossing improveinems at mi Opawa Road shopping centre could p ooab y not wait lor the construction of a traffic bypass which was a' least several years away, the Christchurch City Councils work- and traffic committee has been told. since a late April meeting with community in eres; -part of r he road at the bend west nt -he H lathcole R ver has been resealed with a r<’i"i»r -urfrv* c eliminate greasy cond’tions that made ; d for heaw traffic ’o -b: >ke on wet days requirements fo pedestrian traffic signals c-miot be met at the shop-
ping centre but they are still a possibility if hazards per-i s:st. Better marking to warn motorists of the dangerous bend and pedestrians will: lalsi be tried. The Traffic Engineer (Mr. iM. L. Gadd) said a close' watch would be kept on the! ■ieeu for signals. But they; i might have to be linked to ai ;-ignal warnine device round I the bend. The City Engineer (Mr P. G. Scoular) emphasisesd that •signals did not necessarily make conditions safer for pedestrians because they | could be ignored or not] i seen. But they made it eas-j tier to apportion blame in! lease of accidents.
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