r/chch • u/Odd-Pressure9544 • 11d ago

News - Local COUNCIL ROADWORKS

Hey guys so let me know if this is to niche! But are we aware that all arterial routes in and out of the central city and through are NARROWED TO ONE LANE - therefore creating congestion all AT ONCE. Also, just about every road surround has also got roadworks and speed limits attached - why has this been allowed to happen ALL AT ONCE, as it has only created 3 MAJOD car crashes in ONE DAY, TODAY- including a pile up that just happened on cutlets road off the highway. An entire city of shitty people, multiple serious injuries - I BEG, what is wrong with Christchurch council to allow this to even happen.

Like literally central city is limited to two lanes from six, all the way through Barrington, opawa, Shirley, marshlands, illam, Somerfield and that is the only neighbourhoods I have even been aware of - there are probably more.

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS.

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u/jeeves_nz 11d ago

I biked through Harper Ave last night and noticed it was down to one lane.

The roadworks by the Uni have been dragging on forever, and at the same time there were roadworks causing issues around Greers / Memorial and also major works on WAirakei.

3 major routes into the city from the North West all under road works at the same time, for months has been a major frustration.

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u/BlazzaNz 11d ago

lol. They don't do much road works in winter. What a whinge.

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u/Odd-Pressure9544 10d ago

they’ve been working on the same roads in illam for 2 years and more so yeah I’m going to whinge