Work continues on Franklin transport issues

Work on slips caused by the 2023 floods across Franklin is continuing.

Auckland Transport has told Franklin Local Board in its monthly report that recent heavy rain caused additional issues, but crews returned work to schedule.

The Lighthouse Road slip in Awhitu is awaiting consents, but a four-month repair timeline has been put in place, with an announcement around timings expected next month.

Two sites on Monument Road in Clevedon have now been reopened, with only minor work to complete.

Franklin Local Board chair Angela Fulljames says AT also reported recently installed lights at East Street / Stadium Drive, and Manukau Road / Massey Road, were made operational after delays with resealing caused by poor weather.

"We're confident Auckland Transport will ensure the phasing maximises flows at peak times, and that the lights do what they are meant to and keep people safe."

Part of AT's report detailed an upcoming workshop on safety measures for Clevedon Village, with Fulljames saying the Clevedon Community and Business Association would be invited to give input.

"We would hope to be in a position to have an open-day to get public feedback around improvements and priorities soon after," she says.

The final AT update, in response to a delegation to the board, concerned poor behaviour at the Seddon Street bus stop in Pukekohe, and a suggestion the stop be relocated.

AT says the stop is one of the town's most used - especially by older residents - and standard practice when a stop was relocated was to also move its pair on the other side of the road.

It recommended changes be deferred until after work on the bus network in response to the re-introduction of trains next year.

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