City-to-sea-road revival planned (to link with Christchurch Coastal Pathway)

A two-stage project to revamp the main transport corridor and commercial areas between central Christchurch and seaside suburbs is about to be launched by the city council.

The project focuses on the Ferry Rd-Main Rd corridor and is designed to help breathe new life into earthquake-hit areas.

The first stage of the project will cover Ferry Rd from Fitzgerald Ave to the Ferrymead Bridge and will see a draft master plan issued for public comment early next year.

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Hagley-Ferrymead Community Board chairman Bob Todd said that in discussing the recovery and rebuild of the commercial centres along the Ferry Rd-Main Rd corridor, the board had been adamant that the length of the corridor, despite its size, needed to be dealt with as a whole.

“Board members firmly believe that decisions around the recovery and rebuild of one area has a direct impact on the next, and that a unified and consistent approach to master planning will have long-term benefits for the corridor as a whole,” he said.

To make the project manageable, the project had been divided into two phases, beginning with the area between the city (Fitzgerald Ave) and the Ferrymead Bridge.

Todd said it was important that people had their say on the interim master plan.

It is due to be approved by the board today before going to the full council next month. Subject to the council’s approval, it will be made available to the public in January.

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Published on Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, under News