11 New Street, St Marys Bay - Raised Pedestrian Crossing
Consultation Outcome
We want to thank the community of St Mary’s Bay for their engagement on our proposal to improve safety for the neighbourhood and St Marys College students.
Listening to the community and discussions with the school, we will install a road-level zebra crossing instead of a raised one as initially proposed.
What happens next
We expect to install these changes by May2025.
We'll be in touch with residents and St. Mary’s College prior to the construction work.
Feedback summary:
Thank you for helping us make better decisions for your neighbourhood, informed by your local knowledge.
We received nine responses. Some felt the changes were unnecessary, costly, and that drivers already drove slowly through the area. While others supported the additional lighting and a zebra crossing for the school and neighbourhood.
The most common suggestion was to install a zebra crossing at road level instead of the proposed raised crossing.
Please refer the feedback summary report, here for more detail.
New design drawing
About the project
Improving road safety around St Mary’s College – 11 New Street, raised pedestrian crossing
We have received requests from the community to improve pedestrian safety around St Mary’s College, New Street.
We are proposing some changes to make crossing the road safer for students, teaching staff, and residents.
What we are proposing
We are proposing to:
- Upgrade the existing crossing to a raised pedestrian crossing.
- Remove the existing side islands
- Install new pram crossings and concrete islands to shorten the crossing distance. This will provide extra space for a wider footpath so more people can wait to cross the road.
- Install additional streetlights to enhance the safety and visibility of the crossing.
These proposals will not affect existing on-street parking.
Original consulted design drawing
Benefits and impacts
- Raising the crossing alerts drivers to slow down on approach.
- Provides a safe crossing point, particularly for students attending St Mary’s College
- Improves visibility and ensures people crossing can be seen by motorists.
- Encourages motorists to travel at safer speed.
This initiative is supported by the Waitematā Local Board and funded through the Local Board Transport Capital Fund, a fund used to make improvements based on community priorities that other work programmes may not cover.
AT is delivering this initiative on behalf of the Local Board.
