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Recently, West Melton’s new traffic signals were officially celebrated after nine months’ of extensive construction work. The town’s first set of traffic signals are at the Weedons Ross Road/ SH73 intersection, at the start of the route to the West Coast via Arthur’s Pass, in the middle of the fast-expanding town, just a stone’s throw from West Melton Primary School.

Chair of the West Melton Residents Association Tim Schurr said, “the project’s completion was huge for road safety. It’s fixed our town.”

The project marks the start of safer journeys through and around the Canterbury township and the completion of the eleventh project in the Government’s New Zealand Upgrade Programme.

James Caygill , Director Regional Relationships for Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency, joined the Mayor of Selwyn

District Sam Broughton as well as Council, community representatives and contracting company Fulton Hogan to celebrate the project’s completion, including a performance from West Melton School’s Kapa Haka group. The people who organised the petition to have the intersection made safer with traffic signals were also present, Pru and Ken Bowman “Previously it felt dangerous for school students crossing this increasingly busy state highway.

Now we hope more students will choose to walk, scoot or bike to school, knowing they can do so more safely with the pedestrian cross signal.” commented James Caygill.

As well as traffic lights, the project also required Fulton Hogan to build a new cul-de-sac on West Melton Road, a link road and roundabout connecting Weedons Ross and West Melton Roads, make changes to stock water races, and build safe shared paths, for walkers and cyclists.