Amazing maze in Dunedin
A PERFECT storm of transport projects has left Dunedin awash with road cones this week.
Driving through the central city you will face a tight chicane traversing Great King St, down to one lane while the new Otago Regional Council (ORC) bus hub is constructed between Moray Pl and St Andrew St.
ORC spokeswoman Emma Schranz said Great King St would remain one lane near the police station until November.
Continue south on to Moray Pl and you will again face dozens of cones near Burlington St, as contractors complete more work in preparation for the bus hub.
The Dunedin City Council said this would continue until August 20, and the uphill lane of Burlington St will remain closed until then, with a detour via Dowling St.
Cycleway projects have also reduced several city streets to one lane.
Dunedin City Council group manager transport Richard Saunders said work in Portsmouth Dr was expected to be finished ‘‘by late September’’.
‘‘Work on the harbour circuit around Fryatt, Birch and Kitchener Sts, and on the cycle and pedestrian bridge over the Water of Leith will be completed by the end of October.’’
However, the installation of the separated cycleway in Anzac Ave, near the railway station, and work at the intersection of St Andrew St and Anzac Ave, would not be finished until the end of November, he said.
NZ Transport Agency cycleway work continues in the city’s oneway system.
NZTA project manager Simon Underwood said work at the intersection of Queens Gardens and Cumberland St should be completed by the end of this week, while the lights near Toitu Otago Settlers Museum would be operating again by the end of the month.
Sealing work in the footpath and cycleway around Queens Gardens should be completed by early next week, he said.
‘‘This means that by the end of next week the new cycleway will be available between Hanover and Vogel Sts, a good milestone for southbound cyclists.’’
Crews will be resurfacing the roadway alongside Queens Gardens, between the oneway streets, from the end of Burlington St, but the timeframe for this was not yet finalised, he said.