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Re the crash on Cranford Street, you can also follow the Transport for Christchurch page for updates:[fb_vid id=”1948589722039254″]3:00PM – FINAL UPDATE

Cranford St has now been cleared and returned to two way traffic. ^JP

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1155AM – 8JUN – CRASH – CRANFORD ST

Due to a crash, Cranford is closed to southbound traffic at Main North Rd. Northbound travel on Cranford is still possible. Consider using QEII DR (SH74) to Philpotts Rd or Innes Rd for southbound travel or use Papanui Rd. ^SM
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The alliance building the Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) has published a comprehensive project update, available from the project website. Topics covered include future changes to Cranford Street, updates on Fraser Street and Winters Road, and a story competition. Click through to the website to download and read more:
http://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/christchurch-motorways/christchurch-northern-corridor.

Christchurch Northern Corridor | NZ Transport Agency

This project combines the Transport Agency’s Northern Arterial (a new section of SH74 running from just south of the Waimakariri River to QEII Drive near Winters Rd) and two Christchurch City Council projects that link QEII Drive to Cranford St and four-lane Cranford St to Innes Rd.
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The next meeting of the Papanui-Innes Community Board will be at 9am on Friday 9 June at the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda (link below) includes: traffic/parking issues; a proposed new Code of Conduct and Standing Orders for the Board; and applications for grants from the Discretionary Response Fund and Positive Youth Development Fund.
http://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2017/06/PICB_20170609_AGN_1435_AT_WEB.htm

Agenda of Papanui-Innes Community Board – 9 June 2017

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In this 3 minute video published by NZ Transport Agency, an engineer explains how the project team is dealing with the soft wet ground in the Marshlands/Redwood area as they build the Christchurch Northern Corridor Motorway (CNC)
https://youtu.be/5kCtn0b-6vQ

Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) – Dealing with the wet ground and settlement

The Zone One Engineer Reuben Saathof explains how the project team is dealing with the soft wet ground in the Marshlands/Redwood area as they build the Chris…
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Have you noticed something new at Papanui Library? The library is exhibiting artwork created by local young people, based on the theme for Youth Week 2017: ‘Our voices count, count our voices’. Young people from Papanui High School, Casebrook Intermediate, Te Ora Hou Otautahi, and Te Kaupapa Whakaora (TKW) Alternative Education participated. There is a temporary exhibition inside the library, and the window art is planned to be in place for the next twelve months.

Artworks created by local young people, exhibited at the Papanui Library
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Take care on Cranford Street today, as a traffic island is installed at the Fraser Street intersection.

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At last Friday’s meeting, the Papanui-Innes Community Board’s decisions included approval of a Give Way control at the Winters Road / Fraser Street intersection, and grants from the Positive Youth Development Fund and Discretionary Response Fund. The board also requested Council staff urgently investigate traffic congestion along the length
of Sisson Drive and along Sawyers Arms Road. The next meeting will be held on Friday 9 June at 9am. A copy of the minutes can be found here:
http://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2017/05/PICB_20170526_MIN_1434.PDF

christchurch.infocouncil.biz

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Motorway construction updates:
1. Tonight Thursday 1 June there will be night works and stop/go traffic control on QEII drive while barriers are installed just east of Grimseys Road.
2. Tomorrow Friday 2 June a traffic island will be installed at the intersection of Fraser Street and Cranford Street.

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Chaneys on-ramp update from NZTA: northern motorway changes at the Chaneys on-ramp have been postponed: “Unfortunately these changes didn’t happen yesterday due to some issues with the pavement. We now expect to close the Chaneys on-ramp and open the new neighbouring one-laned diversion road mid-June. We will update you as soon as we have a confirmed date.”

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Roadworks are starting to install the speed management measures for Grampian Street that the Papanui Innes Community Board approved in April.

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