YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER |MARCH 2025 | No.268
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Above: The speed table and zebra crossing design AT proposes for Coatesville village
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Do We Need a Crossing? Give AT Your View
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he pedestrian crossing planned for Coatesville village has stirred up strong feelings on social media. In spite of being backed by the Coatesville Residents and Ratepayers Association with local resident submissions made to the Local Board, as well as support from MP Mark Mitchell, since debate escalated online, supporters have gone to ground. Coatesville residents will soon receive a flyer from Auckland Transport asking for their feedback about the proposed crossing and all responses will remain confidential. Rodney Local Board member Louise Johnston says all names will be redacted and although this is not a referendum, i.e. not a vote, the feedback Council receives during this consultation phase will determine
whether the project goes ahead or not. And, if it does go ahead, what form it will take. Discussion over whether the crossing's design should be raised or not has been a particular focal point. The raised crossing in Riverhead has been cited as causing traffic to slow excessively even when there are no pedestrians. However, there are also concerns about how raised crossings function. Recent news items have exposed the issue of vibrations caused by heavy vehicles using raised crossings. A problem that has led to some now being removed. Whatever the design, the latest AT traffic counts show that 7000 vehicles pass through Coatesville village daily and there are several
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Without a pedestrian crossing: traffic stopped for this group of school students so they could cross the highway safely last Friday at 4pm.
times of day when vehicle movements and pedestrians can start to look shambolic. The photo left was taken last Friday around 4pm. A number of parents and children were visiting the Coatesville dairy and needed to cross the road at the same time as school buses were arriving to drop off students on the Glenmore Road side of the Highway. Vehicles were also coming in and out of the village car park. People were crossing at different points on the road and most vehicles were not giving way to them. Black A pedestrian crossing would have Cottage Cafe improved everyone's safety. When it comes toCfeedback, every OA TE SV ILL person's opinion is valid, E Reven school IVE RH EA DH students. Louise says if the community IGH Co W doesn't express support for the AY crossing, it will not go ahead. "That's what happened in Leigh and the funding was allocated elsewhere in RAISED Rodney." PEDESTRIAN CROSSING The feedback phase is a chance to share views and make comments. The 311 Coatesville Existing Riverhead Shell Chronicle understands that feedback Highway Footpath from people who actually live in Lollipops Childcare & Daycare Coatesville will be valued by Centre AT more Coatesville highly than feedback from those who drive through Coatesville on their way information VJ including to and from Further work.
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