Month: September 2024

Edited with updated info about Harewood Road 27 September.

A full closure will be in place at the intersection of Greers Road and Langdons Road to allow road reconstruction and resealing to be completed as part of the traffic signals project. This includes fully closing Greers Road to through traffic. The closure will be in place from 6am on 1 October until 6am on 4 October (weather dependent). See the image for detour options during this time.

This work is being coordinated with other transport work in the area:

• Harewood Road at the rail crossing will be operating with one lane open and controlled with temporary traffic lights at either side of the crossing during the Langdons/Greers closure. To avoid traffic backing up on to Papanui Road, the traffic lights can be manually controlled to allow greater flow in the desired direction at peak times.
• Langdons Road at the rail crossing will be open to daytime traffic during the Langdons/Greers closure, but there will be night closures.
• Once Langdons/Greers reopens, there will be a full day/night closure of Langdons Road at the rail crossing from 6 to 14 October.

See the works notice for more information:
https://ccc.govt.nz/transport/works-3/show/1621

On 12 September 2024, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

• heard a report-back from a gymnast who had been supported to compete internationally by the Board’s Youth Development Fund;
• received a deputation from members of the Polish community in relation to the proposal to name a reserve, and then approved the name Little Poland Park for that reserve in Marshland in acknowledgement of the 733 Polish children who came to New Zealand in 1944;
• approved road names for two residential developments;
• approved a ground lease to Merivale Papanui Cricket Club for an area within Edgar McIntosh Park;
• approved two grants from the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund;
• approved 28 ‘Summer with your Neighbours’ grants to help cover costs associated with gatherings that will bring neighbours together;
• and received an area report on issues and initiatives within the Board area.

The Board will next meet on Thursday 10 October.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/09/PCBCC_20240912_MIN_9130_AT_WEB.htm

Looking for a job or training opportunities in Christchurch? Come along to the Papanui Employment Expo at Northlands Shopping Centre on Thursday 26 September from 6pm-8pm. See the Facebook event for more information.

This comes less than 24 hours after a 40 tonne section of track & foundation was lifted into place by contractor Fulton Hogan, as part of this joint Christchurch City Council & KiwiRail project. Video credit: Fulton Hogan.

Community fun days are on this weekend 14-15 September at Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui, rain or shine. See this Facebook post for details, and remember access is impacted by the closure of Harewood Road at the railway line.

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet on Thursday 12 September in the Papanui Boardroom. The agenda includes:

• public participation;
• a proposed name for the reserve at 2 Burkett Street, Marshland to acknowledge the 1944 immigration of Polish children to New Zealand;
• proposed road names for developments in Redwood and Marshland;
• a proposed new lease for the Merivale Papanui Cricket Club at Edgar McIntosh Park;
• a funding application to support the Riverlution Cafe at the Riverlution Eco Park;
• a funding application from Cotswold Kidsfirst Kindergarten;
• 28 applications totalling $3,731 to support Summer with your Neighbours events;
• and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/09/PCBCC_20240912_AGN_9130_AT_WEB.htm

Harewood Road closure: Harewood Road will be closed 24/7 to vehicles, cycles, and pedestrians at the railway line until late September 2024. The Harewood Rd end of Restell Street is also closed. Detours are in place – please expect changed traffic patterns and significant delays if you are in the area. The closure is to allow rail renewal works and also the construction of a safer crossing for pedestrians and cyclists. During this closure, Langdons Road (at the Greers Road end) is back to two-way traffic.

For more information see: https://www.ccc.govt.nz/transport/improving-our-transport-and-roads/transport-projects/bishopdale-papanui/