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Rodney Local
Board Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee
20 June 2019
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New
road name in the Timberwise Limited subdivision at West Road, Kaukapakapa
File No.: CP2019/09255
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To
approve a new road name for a public road in the Timberwise Limited subdivision
at West Road, Kaukapakapa.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. Auckland Council has road naming guidelines that set out the requirements and criteria of the
council for proposed road names. These requirements and criteria have been applied
in this situation
to ensure consistency of road naming across the Auckland Region.
3. The
applicant, Timberwise Limited, has submitted the following name for the public
road serving the new subdivision at West Road, Kaukapakapa.
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Preferred Name
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Alternative
Name
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Parua Bay
Drive
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Whakatiwai
Drive
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rodney Local Board Transport,
Infrastructure and Environment Committee:
a) approve
the new road name for the Timberwise Limited subdivision at West Road,
Kaukapakapa, in accordance with section 319(1)(j) of the Local Government Act
1974 and as referenced in Attachment A and B to the agenda report.
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Horopaki
Context
4. The
staged subdivision into 22 rural residential lots, through the protection of
86.5 ha of significant native bush and 56.07 ha of significant wetland at
Kaukapakapa, has been approved and the council reference is BUN20415197.
5. A
condition of the subdivision consent was to suggest to council a name for the
new public road.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
6. The
Auckland Council Road Naming Guidelines allow that where a new road needs to be
named as a result of a subdivision or development, the subdivider/developer
shall be given the opportunity of suggesting their preferred new road names for
the local board’s approval.
7.
Auckland Council’s road naming criteria typically require that road names
reflect:
· A
historical or ancestral linkage to an area;
· A
particular landscape, environment or biodiversity theme or feature; or
· An
existing (or introduced) thematic identity in the area.
· The
use of Māori names is actively encouraged.
The applicant has submitted the
following names for consideration.
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Preferred Name
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Meaning
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Parua
Bay Drive
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Kuwau
Parua Inlet is the bay at the mouth of the Helensville River that all the
properties within the new subdivision look out over.
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Alternative Names
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Meaning
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Whakatiwai
Drive
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Name
of Company that owns the land being developed.
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8. The
applicant has contacted Ngati Whatua O Kaipara for their comments and they
support the applicant’s choice.
9. The
officer acknowledges that where possible the use of Maori names is encouraged
in the Auckland Plan.
10. Land
Information New Zealand has confirmed that the proposed road names are unique
and acceptable.
11. The proposed
names are deemed to meet the council’s road naming guidelines and the
officer’s recommendation is to approve the applicant’s choice.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
12. The decision
sought for this report does not trigger the significance policy and is not
considered to have any immediate impacts on any council groups.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
13. The decision
sought for this report does not trigger any significance policy and is not
considered to have any immediate impacts on the community.
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
14. The applicant
has written to Ngati Whatua O Kaipara, who support the applicant’s
choice.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
15. The applicant
has responsibility for ensuring that appropriate signage will be installed
accordingly once approval is obtained for the new road name.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
16. There are no
significant risks to council as road naming is a routine part of the
subdivision development process with consultation being a key part of the
process.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
17. Approved road
names are notified to Land Information New Zealand which records them on its
New Zealand wide land information database which includes street addresses
issued by councils.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩ 
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West Road Kaukapakapa Scheme Plan
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13
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b⇩
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West Road Kaukapakapa Locality Map
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15
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Frank Lovering, Senior Subdivision Advisor
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Authorisers
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Trevor Cullen - Team Leader Subdivision
Jonathan Hope – Acting Relationship Manager
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Rodney Local Board
Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee
20 June 2019
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Auckland Transport update to the Rodney
Local Board Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee June 2019
File No.: CP2019/09283
Te take mō te
pūrongo
Purpose of the report
1. To provide an update to the
Rodney Local Board’s Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee
on transport related matters in its area, including the Local Board Transport
Capital Fund and Auckland Transport’s Community Safety Fund.
Whakarāpopototanga matua
Executive summary
2. This report covers:
· A summary of the board’s transport capital fund
· Auckland Transport’s community safety fund
· A summary of consultation activity
· Traffic Control Committee resolutions
· An update on issues raised
· Araparera Forestry Update
· Matakana Link Road Update
· The new 126 bus service between Westgate and Albany.
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Ngā tūtohunga
Recommendation/s
That the Rodney Local Board
Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee:
a) receive
the Auckland Transport June 2019 update report.
b) provide
a list of prioritised projects for funding from Auckland Transport’s
Community Safety Fund from the list below, firm cost estimates for which were
provided to the local board and discussed at a workshop on 6 June 2019:
i) Motutara Road
Crossing
ii) Motutara Road Footpath extension
iii) Coatesville Pedestrian Crossing
iv) Matakana
Kea Crossing – Matakana Primary School
v) Matua / Tapu Road Micro Roundabout
vi) Safe
crossing point at the intersection of Matua and Oraha Road, Huapai
vii) Rata
Street Pedestrian Crossing
viii) Kaipara
College Pedestrian Crossing, Rautawhiri Road
ix) Waitoki
School Kea Crossing
x) Whangateau Speed
Warning Signs
xi) Kumeu Signalised Midblock.
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Horopaki
Context
3. This
report updates the board on Auckland Transport (AT) projects and operations in
the Rodney Local Board area, it summarises consultations and Traffic Control
Committee results, and includes information on the status of the Local Board
Transport Capital Fund and AT’s Community Safety Fund.
4. AT
is responsible for all of Auckland’s transport services, excluding state
highways. We report on a regular basis to local boards, as set out in our Local
Board Engagement Plan. This reporting commitment acknowledges the important
engagement role local boards play within the governance of Auckland on behalf
of their local communities.
5. The Local Board Transport
Capital Fund is a capital budget provided to all local boards by Auckland
Council and delivered by AT. Local boards can use this fund to deliver
transport infrastructure projects that they believe are important to their
communities but are not part of AT’s work programme. Projects must also:
· be safe
· not impede network efficiency
· be in the road corridor
(although projects in parks can be considered if there is a transport outcome).
6. AT’s
Community Safety Fund (CSF) comprises $20 million in total allocated across all
21 local boards, with $5 million to be allocated during the 2019/2020 financial
year and the balance of $15 million over the 2020/2021 financial year. This is
a safety fund that sits within AT’s safety budget so the major component
of the funding allocation formula is the Deaths and Serious Injury (DSI)
numbers.
7. The purpose of the fund is to
allow local communities to address long-standing road safety issues that have
yet to become regional priorities and have therefore not been addressed by AT.
Tātaritanga me ngā
tohutohu
Analysis and advice
Local Board Transport Capital Fund
8. The
Rodney Local Board’s share of the Local Board Transport Capital Fund
(LBTCF) allocated with effect from 1 July 2018, as per the local board funding
policy, is $1,115,764 per annum.
9. Taking
into account recent commitments, the total remaining funds in the Rodney Local
Board’s TCF to 30 June 2020 is $633,257, comprising monies available from
the 2019/2020 financial year’s allocation. This does not include $729,000
committed to construction of a footpath between number 33 Hudson Road and SH1,
Warkworth (project 656, Hudson Road Footpath – Albert to SH1) at a
previous meeting (RODTP/2019/4).
10. The
table below shows the local board’s Transport Capital Fund Summary for
this term:
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Rodney Local
Board Transport Capital Fund Financial Summary
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Total Funds Available in current political term
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$2,743,817
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Amount committed to date on projects approved for design and/or construction
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$2,110,560
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Remaining Budget left
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$633,257
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11. The
status of projects to which LBTCF has already been committed are shown in the
table below:
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Status update on current of Local Board Transport Capital
Fund projects
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Project Description
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Current
status
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Changes
since last update
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Funds
allocated in current political term
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99 - Great North Road, Riverhead Footpath
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Completed
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No
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$6,732
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497 - Pohutukawa to The Landing Footpath
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Completed
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No
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$59,828
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593 - Matakana Valley Road Swales
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Construction
approved
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No
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$177,000
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619 - Rodney Footpath Designs and Construction
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Allocation
approved
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Yes
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$1,867,000
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656 - Hudson Road Footpath - Albert to SH1
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Detailed
design approved
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Yes
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Total
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$2,110,560
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12. Project
593, Matakana Valley Road Swales, is being constructed during the 2018/2019 and
2019/2020 financial years in collaboration with Healthy Waters and AT’s
maintenance team. The methodology being used for the road rehabilitation to be
undertaken by AT’s maintenance team as part of this project was recently
discussed at a meeting between the Local Board Chair, Beth Houlbrooke, a
representative of the Matakana Community and staff from AT’s maintenance
team. The road rehabilitation, which will be carried out on completion of the
Healthy Waters’ work, will be the subject of a community drop-in session
scheduled to take place in the Matakana area during June.
13. The local board allocated $500,000 from its Local Board Transport
Capital Fund towards the preparation of detailed designs and firm cost
estimates for construction of several footpaths (RD/2018/87), AT staff reporting back with the results of assessments for
footpath construction on Dairy Flat Highway, Dairy Flat; State Highway One
(SH1), Wellsford; Albert Road, Warkworth; Falls Road, Warkworth; Hudson Road,
Warkworth; Arthur Street, Riverhead; and Springs Road, Parakai.
14. The
chairperson of the Transport, Infrastructure and Environment Committee (TIEC),
Member Brewer, Member Bailey and local board staff met with AT staff on Friday,
8 March 2019 to discuss the completed designs and firm cost estimates for
footpaths on Blue Gum Drive, Warkworth; Falls Road, Warkworth; Springs Road,
Parakai and Arthur Street, Riverhead. At that meeting, under the delegated
authority previously granted (RD/2018/87),
Member Brewer approved construction of the following footpaths based on the
firm cost estimates discussed at that meeting:
a) Blue Gum Drive,
Warkworth (full length) – $219,000
b) Springs Road,
Parakai (number 33 to end of road) – $624,000
c) Arthur Street,
Riverhead (Coatesville-Riverhead Highway to George Street and an additional
section down George Street to link into path in Queen Street) – $299,000
d) Falls Road,
Warkworth (Hudson Road to Mansell Drive) – a contribution to the total
cost of the construction by a local developer.
15. The
firm cost estimates for Blue Gum Drive, Springs Road and Arthur Street indicate
the total cost of delivering these footpaths.
16. The
contract for construction of the footpath on Blue Gum Drive, Warkworth has been
awarded and construction will begin in mid-June.
17. Tenders
for construction of the footpaths on Springs Road, Parakai and Arthur Street,
Riverhead close in June and will then be evaluated.
18. It
is intended that a contribution towards a footpath on Falls Road, Warkworth,
will allow a local developer to construct a footpath on Falls Road between
Hudson Road and Mansel Drive, improving connections for the local community and
allowing for cost sharing and efficiencies. The cost of this project is already
included in the allocated $1,867,000 for the Rodney Footpath Designs. It is
expected that the footpath will be constructed during the 2019/2020 financial
year.
19. At
its meeting on 21 February 2019 the TIEC committed to the detailed design for
construction of a footpath between number 33 Hudson Road and SH1, Warkworth
(project 656, Hudson Road Footpath – Albert to SH1), based on a rough
order of costs of $729,000 (RODTP/2019/4). A consultant has now been
appointed and the detailed design and investigation work has begun.
20. Under
the same resolution the TIEC also delegated to the chairperson of the Rodney
Local Board’s TIEC the decision as to whether the Hudson Road footpath
would be constructed, using the remaining funds available to the local board in
its LBTCF to 30 June 2020.
21. Further discussions with the Chair of the TIEC will take
place on completion of the design for Hudson Road.
22. The
local board agreed that a portion of the $500,000 previously allocated for
footpath design will be spent engaging the services of a safety consultant to
investigate the feasibility of a footpath outside Dairy Flat school. The
consultant’s report has been completed and discussions are now taking place
with staff from AT’s Road Safety Engineering Team. Recommendations made
by the consultant to improve safety at the school will be discussed further
with the local board on completion of these discussions.
23. A
design being prepared by a local consultant, who indicated he was willing to
provide professional services at no cost for the planning and supervision for
constructing a footpath on Omaha Drive, Omaha, is almost complete. The
consultant will seek landowner approvals and those resource consents necessary
before handing the project over to AT for internal assessment and approval.
Following this the consultant can finalise the design and firm cost estimate. The local
board is yet to allocate funding to this project, construction of which will be
tendered out to AT’s preferred supplier panel.
Community Safety Fund
24. Auckland
Transport’s (AT’s) Community Safety Fund (CSF) comprises $20
million in total allocated across all 21 local boards, with $5 million to be
allocated during the 2019/2020 financial year and the balance of $15 million
over the 2020/2021 financial year. This is a safety fund that sits within
AT’s safety budget so the major component of the funding allocation
formula is the Deaths and Serious Injury (DSI) numbers.
25. The
purpose of the fund is to allow local communities to address long-standing road
safety issues that have yet to become regional priorities and have therefore
not been addressed by AT.
26. Whilst
distribution of the fund is based on DSI, to ensure that all local board areas
receive a usable allocation, there is a minor component that allocates an equal
portion of the fund to each local board area. The Rodney Local Board has been
allocated $2,061,165.
27. The
Rodney Local Board made an initial selection of the following projects
following a workshop in April:
· Motutara
Road Crossing
· Motutara
Road Footpath Extension
· Coatesville
Pedestrian Crossing
· Matakana
Kea Crossing – Matakana Primary School
· Matua
/ Tapu Road Micro Roundabout
· Safe crossing point at the intersection of Matua and
Oraha Road, Huapai
· Rata
Street Pedestrian Crossing
· Kaipara
College Pedestrian Crossing, Rautawhiri Road
· Waitoki
School Kea Crossing
· Whangateau
Speed Warning Signs
· Kumeu
Signalised Midblock.
28. All
the projects selected by the local board have been investigated and found to
meet the criteria for funding through the CSF, with the exception of the Kumeu
Signalised Midblock which was still under investigation when this report was
submitted.
29. At
a workshop on 6 June, AT’s CSF Programme Manager provided rough order
costs for each of these projects and the local board is now asked to select put
forward a suitable number of projects to use as much of their allocation as
possible.
30. The
CSF is a finite fund that must be spent by June 30, 2021. If final pricing for
a particular project (post tender) exceeds the available budget, local boards
will have the options of either re-allocating some of their CSF budget (meaning
not doing another of the CSF projects chosen by the local board) or using their
Local Board Transport Capital Fund to top-up the budget, as opposed to being
unable to fund the project. This will allow each local allocation of the CSF to
be fully utilised.
Ngā whakaaweawe me
ngā tirohanga a te rōpū Kaunihera
Council group impacts and views
31. The
impact of information (or decisions) in this report is/are confined to Auckland
Transport and do/does not impact on other parts of the Council group.
Ngā whakaaweawe
ā-rohe me ngā tirohanga a te poari ā-rohe
Local impacts and local board views
Auckland Transport consultations
32. Over
the last reporting period, AT has invited the local board to provide its
feedback on the following proposals:
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Location
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Proposal
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Details and Local Board Feedback
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Hull Road,
Waitoki
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Proposal to
make Hull Road, Waitoki a one-way Road.
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AT
sought feedback on a proposal to improve road safety on Hull Road, Waitoki,
on 9 April. The proposal was to convert Hull Road, an unformed legal road, to
a one-way entry from Austin Road at its south-eastern end, the aim being to
eliminate safety hazards on Austin Road. Changes primarily involved signage.
No objections were received to the proposal.
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3A Baxter
Street, Warkworth
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Proposed
improvements to the existing bus stop at 3A Baxter Street, Warkworth.
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AT
proposed infrastructure changes to the existing bus stop at 3A Baxter Street,
Warkworth as part of the New Network for Warkworth that went live on 30
September 2018. However, as a result of external consultation feedback, AT
decided to carry out further investigation to ensure that the proposed
changes were appropriate and necessary. Since the ‘go live’ date
of the New Network for Warkworth, which introduced three new routes to this
bus stop, an additional service commenced on 24 February 2019. InterCity
buses also use this stop and CCTV evidence has determined that the current
capacity is insufficient. AT sought the local board's comment on improvements
that will increase its capacity and allow the bus services using the facility
to function efficiently on 24 April 2019. Member Houlbrooke indicated
concerns about the loss of parking that would further reduce the overall parking
capacity in the CBD. No further objections were received to the proposal.
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Traffic Control Committee resolutions
33. AT's
resolution and approval process ensures the most appropriate controls and
restrictions are put in place and can be legally enforced. Decisions made by
AT’s Traffic Control Committee in relation to regulatory processes
relevant to the Rodney Local Board during April are listed below. There were no
decisions made during March relevant to the Rodney Local Board.
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Decision
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Report Type
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Nature of
Restriction
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Decision
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Coatesville-Riverhead
Highway, Alice Street, Riverhead
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes Combined
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No Stopping At
All Times, Bus Stop, Traffic Islands, Give-Way Control, Edge Lines
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Carried
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Coatesville-Riverhead
Highway, Riverhead
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes
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No Stopping At
All Times, Bus Stop
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Carried
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Coatesville-Riverhead
Highway, Riverhead
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes Combined
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No Stopping At
All Times, Bus Stop, Stop Control, Edge Lines, Slow Road Marking
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Carried
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Coatesville-Riverhead
Highway, Coatesville
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes
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No Stopping At
All Times, Bus Stop
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Carried
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Parlane
Drive, Huapai
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes
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No Stopping At
All Times, Bus Stop, Removal of No Stopping At All Times, Removal of Bus Stop
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Carried
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Matua Road,
Unnamed Streets, Lewis Younie Road, Madden Avenue, Lockyer Road, Huapai
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Permanent
Traffic and Parking Changes Combined
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No Right Turn,
Traffic Island, Road Hump, Give-Way Control, Edge Lines
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Approved in
principle
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Issues raised by elected members
34. Most
issues raised by elected members and local board staff are resolved promptly by
AT’s Elected Member Relationship Manager. Those which require further
investigation are responded to by the relevant department of AT through its
customer response team. The list appended as Attachment A to the agenda report
summarises these issues to 28 May 2019.
Araparera Forestry update
35. Members
were advised previously that the seal extension programme enabled by the
proceeds from the Araparera Forestry joint venture is being procured by AT in
two separate work packages:
· Package 1 – Underwood Road, Whitmore Road and Tauhoa Road
· Package 2 – School Road, Krippner Road, Smith Road, Wharehine
Road, Dennis Road, Rodney Road.
36. Activity
on the roads included in the Package 1 works is continuing, with progress a
little behind the originally scheduled programme due to rainfall days. Status
of work as at 28 May was:
· Underwood
Road completed with the exception of the installation of speed signs (to be
installed on the confirmation of the speed limits currently under review).
· Whitmore
Road has been completed, with road marking to be installed mid-late June
· Tauhoa
Road stabilisation completed and metal being placed. Sealing to be completed by
mid-June.
· School
and Wharehine Roads on-site establishment planned for late May and sealing is
to be completed by late June/early July
37. Package
2 comprises roads that, due to land encroachment, arborist and ecological
issues, need further assessment and possibly resource consents. The designs for
these roads however are almost complete, with solutions for some technical
issues being explored and delivery options being reviewed. A further update on
the construction for Package 2 works will be provided at a subsequent meeting.
38. The
photographs below show Underwood Road (completed); Tauhoa Road (stabilizing);
and Whitmore Road (completed, with the exception of line marking).
Matakana Link Road update
39. The
Matakana Link Road is a proposed road connecting Matakana Road and SH1 that
will provide additional resilience to the Warkworth transport network. The new
road aims to:
· Provide for
strong east-west connections and north-south connections which bypass central
Warkworth
· Improve access
to new growth areas.
40. A
value engineering exercise on the design for the road was completed in February
2019. Through refinement of the design and working with adjacent land owners,
savings have been identified which can potentially enable a four-lane capacity
road to be constructed in Stage 1, approximately 800m from the Matakana Link
Road/SH1 intersection.
41. It
should be noted that even though this section would be constructed to support
four lanes, only two lanes is proposed to be marked until such time traffic
volumes increase to warrant four lanes.
42. NZTA
approval is required for this change in scope.
43. Following
discussions with the local board and community representatives in February, the
project team also considered undertaking a second design, Stage 1b, which
considers a four-lane capacity extended over the bridge to approximately 1100m
from the Matakana Link Road/SH1 intersection. The intention is to undertake
this design in parallel with the Stage 1 design and tender both at the same
time.
44. Hearings
for the designation began in late March, the closing of the hearings being
delayed until early May while the hearing commissioners considered the
complexities of the project along with its interaction with the adjacent NZTA
designation. The Commissioners’ recommendations are expected in June. AT
will then review the Commissioners’ recommendations and confirm the
proposed decisions as the regulatory authority. The appeals period will likely
close at the end of June.
45. The
construction programme for the road is subject to designation, land and
funding. However, it is anticipated that this will be finalised in August 2019,
that construction will begin late in 2019 and be completed late in 2021.
46. Further information about the Matakana Link Road project can be
found at https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/matakana-link-road/.
New 126 bus service between Westgate and Albany
47. The
most recent bus service being delivered from the Rodney Local Board’s
Transport Targeted Rate, the 126 between Westgate and Albany, was launched on 6
May. The new 126 service runs hourly in both directions via Riverhead and
Coatesville and operates seven days a week from 6.00am until 7.00pm, with an
additional 8.00pm service on weekdays.
48. The
126 bus is the third transport initiative delivered by AT and funded by the
Rodney Transport Targeted Rate within three months. It follows the 123 bus
between Helensville and Hibiscus Coast Station, and the 998 bus between
Wellsford and Warkworth launched in February.
49. Further information on the Rodney Local Board’s Transport
Targeted Rate is available https://at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/rodney-transport-targeted-rate/
Tauākī whakaaweawe
Māori
Māori impact statement
50. The proposed decision of receiving the report has no impacts or
opportunities for Māori. Any engagement with Māori, or consideration
of impacts and opportunities, will be carried out on an individual project
basis.
Ngā ritenga
ā-pūtea
Financial implications
51. The
proposed decision of receiving the report has no financial implications.
Ngā raru tūpono me
ngā whakamaurutanga
Risks and mitigations
52. Auckland
Transport has risk management strategies in place for the transport projects
undertaken in the local board area.
Ngā koringa ā-muri
Next steps
53. Auckland
Transport will provide a further update report to the Transport, Infrastructure
and Environment Committee at its next meeting.
Ngā tāpirihanga
Attachments
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No.
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Title
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Page
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a⇩ 
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Transport issues list
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27
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Ngā kaihaina
Signatories
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Author
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Ellen Barrett – Elected Member Relationship
Manager
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Authoriser
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Jonathan Anyon – Elected Member Relationship
Team Manager
Jonathan Hope Acting Relationship Manager
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