1Franklin  Road  ImprovementsCommunity  Liaison  Group  meeting5  July  2016

Update  from  Watercare

Franklin  Road  Upgrades

Water  Main  Renewals  and  Wastewater  Separation  Works

July  2016

What  do  we  have  planned  for  July  2016?• Discuss  with  Auckland  Council  a  method  to  streamline  the  building  consent  processing  required  for  private  drainage  works.

• Start  to  meet  with  the  residents  to  obtain  sign-­off  for  the  individual  building  consents  for  each  property.

• Contractor  will  finalise  all  the  requirements  of  the  Resource  Consent  prior  to  mobilising  on  site  – for  example  completion  of  construction  management  plans

• Identify  and  mark  out  of  existing  services  in  Franklin  Road  starting  from  the  lower  end

• Site  establishment  by  the  contractor  in  preparation  for  start  of  works.

AT  Works  Progress  Update

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• Cycleway design  further  developed  at  upper  and  lower  Franklin  Rd

• Internal  AT  technical  inputs  included• Scheme  road  safety  audit  -­ initial  feedback  included

• Bus  stop  relocation  anticipated  for  mid  2017• Wellington  Street  roundabout  modified  • Additional  parking  spaces  identified• New  World  entrance  discussions  commenced

Design  Progress

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Franklin  Road  Improvements

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Upper  Franklin  Scheme  Design

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Upper  Franklin  Scheme  Design• Added  a  central  lead  in  lane  for  confident  cyclists

• Added  a  facility  to  provide  less  confident  cyclists  with  the  opportunity  to  move  off  the  road  and  onto  the  footpath

• Bus  stops  outside  nos.  2  and  11  removed  due  to  changes  in  bus  routes  expected  in  mid-­2017

• Added  one  parking  space  near  intersection  on  north  side  

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Wellington  St  Roundabout

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• Added  facilities  for  confident  and  non-­ confident  to  move  through  the  roundabout

• Kerb  lines  modified  to  accommodate  bus  tracking  • Heavy  vehicles  can  now  track  over  the  roundabout  

Wellington  St  Roundabout

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Lower  Franklin  Scheme  Design

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• Removed  separator  islands  near  Victoria  Street  West  intersection

• Added  eastbound  central  lead  in  lane  for  confident  cyclists• Added  a  facility  to  provide  less  confident  cyclists  with  the  opportunity  to  move  off  the  road  and  onto  the  footpath

• Westbound  cycleway  starts  on  concrete  on  berm  area  by  Birdcage

• Gateway  treatment  inserted  to  restrict  excessive  2  lane  stacking

• New  bus  stop  located  at  No.97  (subject  approval  from  AT’s  public  transport  staff)

• New  World  entrance  discussions  progressing

Lower  Franklin  Scheme  Design

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• Finalise New  World  discussions  • Progress  landscape  design• Consider  road  safety  audit  feed  back  • Further  discussions  with  AT’s  Public  Transport  team  on  bus  stop  relocation  

• Final  agreement  on  the  scheme  design• Commence  detailed  design

Next  Steps

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Scheduled  Communications

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• Next  couple  of  weeks  -­ windscreen  flyers  letting  people  who  park  on  Franklin  Road  know  that  construction  will  be  commencing  soon

• Community  BBQ  – agree  a  date  so  we  can  organiseand  invite  residents

• Pre-­construction  newsletter  from  AT• Pre-­construction  letter  from  Watercare

Pre-­construction  communications

Thank  you.