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AECOM Wellington to Hutt Valley Cycle and Pedestrian Link Appendix H Project Safety Audit ACT THE UNDER INFORMATION RELEASED OFFICIAL 04-Dec-2014 Prepared for – New Zealand Transport Agency – Co No.: N/A Wellington to Hutt Valley Walking and Cycling Link Concept Design Stage Safety Audit ACT Report prepared for THE Wellington Office UNDER INFORMATION ViaStrada Ltd RELEASEDSecond draft 28 March 2014 OFFICIAL W2HV Cycleway i Concept design stage safety audit This document has been prepared for the benefit of NZ Transport Agency. No liability is accepted by ViaStrada Ltd, or any of its employees or sub-consultants with respect to its use by any other party. ACT THE Quality Assurance Statement Project Manager: ViaStrada Ltd Warren Lloyd Level 1, 284 Kilmore Street PO Box 22 458 Prepared by: Christchurch 8140 New Zealand UNDERWarren Lloyd Phone: (03) 366-7605 Fax: (03) 366-7603 Reviewed by: www.viastrada.co.nz Axel Wilke & Jon Ashford Project Number: 1042 INFORMATION Project Name: Wellington to Hutt Valley Link – Concept Design Safety Audit Document Version Date Final Report Second Draft 28 March 2014 First Draft 26 March 2014 RELEASED OFFICIAL W2HV Cycleway ii Concept design stage safety audit Table of Contents 1 Background ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 The safety audit team .................................................................................................... 5 1.2 The safety project team ................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Report format ................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Scope of audit ............................................................................................................... 7 1.5 Plans and documents provided ...................................................................................... 8 1.6 Project description ......................................................................................................... 8 1.7 Project objectives ........................................................................................................ 12 1.8 Terminology ................................................................................................................ACT 12 1.9 Disclaimer ................................................................................................................... 13 2 Safety audit team feedback ..................................................................................................THE 15 2.1 Safety audit team response to meeting project objectives ............................................ 15 2.1.1 Response to the NZ Transport Agency objectives ............................................... 15 2.1.2 Response to the AECOM objectives.................................................................... 16 2.2 Safety audit team response to specific project questions ............................................. 18 2.3 Safety audit team alternate routes and connections ..................................................... 24 2.3.1 Alternate route SH58 to Petone off ramp overpass .............................................. 24 2.3.2 Alternate connection at Petone ........................................................................... 24 2.3.3 Alternate connectionUNDER at Ngauranga underpass .................................................... 25 2.3.4 Alternate connection at Tinakori Road ................................................................. 26 3 Safety Audit Findings ........................................................................................................... 27 3.1 Safety audit team response to Section 1: ..................................................................... 27 3.1.1 Tinakori Intersection ............................................................................................ 28 3.1.2 Path widths, access INFORMATIONand use, surface and obstructions ....................................... 30 3.1.3 Shared path options A to D ................................................................................. 35 3.1.4 Bus stops and shelters ........................................................................................ 37 3.1.5 Aotea Quay overpass.......................................................................................... 38 3.1.6 Footbridge and Spotlight frontage ....................................................................... 40 3.2 Safety audit team response to Section 2 ...................................................................... 42 3.2.1 Path width ........................................................................................................... 42 RELEASED3.2.2 Bus stop & underpass ......................................................................................... 45 3.3 Safety audit team response to Section 3 ...................................................................... 46 OFFICIAL3.3.1 Section 3 Option 1 .............................................................................................. 47 3.3.2 Ngauranga interchange ....................................................................................... 47 3.3.3 Path widths, access and use, surface and obstructions ....................................... 49 3.3.4 Section 3 Option 3 .............................................................................................. 55 3.3.5 Preference for option 3 alignment ........................................................................ 55 W2HV Cycleway iii Concept design stage safety audit 3.3.6 Cross section SK 3310 Detail [F] ......................................................................... 56 3.3.7 Connection at Ngauranga ................................................................................... 57 3.4 Safety audit team response to Section 4 ...................................................................... 58 3.4.1 Section 4 Option 1 .............................................................................................. 58 3.4.2 Path widths ......................................................................................................... 58 3.4.3 Section 4 Option 3 .............................................................................................. 59 3.4.4 Rowing & Ski Club interaction ............................................................................. 59 3.5 Safety audit team response to Section 5 ...................................................................... 60 3.5.1 Section 5 Option 1 .............................................................................................. 60 3.5.2 Under the Petone Off ramp .................................................................................ACT 60 3.5.3 Upgraded shared path with contraflow ................................................................ 61 3.5.4 Path widths and obstructions............................................................................... 62 3.5.5 Section 5 Option 3 ..............................................................................................THE 63 3.5.6 Existing path link to Petone Station ..................................................................... 63 3.5.7 New path link to Petone Station........................................................................... 64 3.6 Safety audit team response to Section 6 ...................................................................... 64 3.6.1 McKenzie Avenue Bridge .................................................................................... 65 3.6.2 Petone Station .................................................................................................... 66 3.6.3 Petone Station highway overpass ....................................................................... 68 3.6.4 Pito-One Road pathUNDER ............................................................................................ 69 3.6.5 Korokoro Road.................................................................................................... 72 3.7 Safety audit team response to Section 7 ...................................................................... 74 3.7.1 Korokoro Road to Dowse Drive ........................................................................... 74 3.7.2 Dowse Drive Roundabout ................................................................................... 78 3.8 Safety audit team responseINFORMATION to Section 8 ...................................................................... 80 3.9 Safety audit team response to proposed On Road cycle facilities ................................. 81 3.9.1 Section 5 on road cycle provision ........................................................................ 82 3.9.2 Section 6 on road cycle provision ........................................................................ 84 3.9.3 Section 7 on road cycle provision ........................................................................ 85 3.9.4 Section 8 on road cycle provision ........................................................................ 86 4 Audit Statement ................................................................................................................... 90 RELEASEDAppendices Appendix A W2HV Overview Plan OFFICIALAppendix B Reviewed Plans Appendix C VicRoads Cycle Note 21: Charts Appendix D Cycling