Mā Ake – Your Way

Four separate projects were consulted on alongside Mā āke – Your Way. These were already funded and included the Spotswood College raised crossing, the Belair to Bayly walking and cycling project, Lorna Street signalisation, and the Belt Road side street treatments. The Belt Road project did not progress to construction. In addition, NPDC secured funding to deliver some of the works along South Road/Devon St West to complete some safety improvements.

In most instances, recycling and landfill collection trucks will straddle the cycle lane and separator to collect your bins from the berm as normal (see bottom of image below). However, where there is on-street car parking near a separator, the rubbish truck will stop in the parking lane to collect the bin so you will need to leave your bin on the other side of the cycle lane, next to the parking space (see the second image below). Remember to check for cyclists and other traffic first.

If an emergency vehicle is coming, slowly pull over and stop. Most vehicles can straddle the separators (at 120mm they are low enough to do this without hitting the bottom of most cars), or drivers can continue until there is a gap in the separators where it’s safe to pull over and stop.

Yes. Some design changes were made as a result of the consultation process. In most cases, parking demand near businesses will be met with the implementation of time-restricted parking.

To improve safety for all road users, in particular our most vulnerable i.e. school students, people who walk and cycle.  Feedback from cyclists in particular, during the various rounds of feedback on this project indicate they don’t feel safe on the route due to the lack of dedicated cycle lanes.  When complete there will be safer and easier access for people to walk and cycle, which will support health and wellbeing outcomes.

Not entirely. We were originally provisionally allocated more funding from Climate Emergency Response Fund, however only budget for approved works were honoured, which in our case was $3.8m.  

The Government also updated the advice on what elements can no longer be built on state highways so the in-lane bus stops and raised safety platforms were dropped from the project.  The funding that we have is being used on elements that prioritise safety improvements outside the schools, side road intersection improvements and a connected-on road cycle lane with physical protection (concrete separators) at pinch points.

Due to rising costs and funding constraints only one of the three proposed Mā Ake – Your Way projects could continue to construction. South Road/Devon Street West was approved by Council because it has the potential to make the biggest positive impact on our community. The upgrades will serve six schools in the area and modelling anticipates a high uptake of cycling in the area.