Business group reviews road tweaks

Potential changes to Auckland Transport’s road safety designs for Victoria Rd will be discussed at a special meeting of the Devonport Business Association (DBA).

A date has yet to be set, but DBA president Dianne Hale said hopefully representatives from AT, Auckland councillors and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board would be there.

The $3.3 million Devonport ‘Safe Speeds’ project aims to improve the Calliope Rd intersection and will create raised pedestrian crossings on Victoria Rd. The latter plan, for construction this winter, will require town centre closures and has prompted some businesses to seek changes. Key points of contention include: raised crossings to the Victoria Theatre and just south of The Patriot, a section of 2m-wide cycleway curving north on Victoria Rd towards Calliope Rd; and changes to the bus stop near Fleet St, including lengthening the stop, widening the footpath and a concrete island in the middle of the road. At a recent information meeting for DBA members, many wanted modifications to the final phase of the Safe Speeds project.

• Meanwhile, a residents’ petition opposed to the changes in the commercial area has gathered more than 1000 signatures.

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