Safety improvements along Dyers Pass Rd will include widened roads, installing guardrails and supporting retaining walls. Photo: SuppliedA busy Christchurch road which has seen six motorists die in the past 11 years will get a safety upgrade. The $2.6 million upgrades to Dyers Pass Rd will include the widening of road shoulders, installing guardrails, supporting retaining walls and allowing additional space for cyclists on the uphill side of the road. From 2008 to November 4 there have been 272 crashes on Dyers Pass Rd. In the lead up to the improvement work, investigations are being carried out on Dyers Pass Rd until December 20.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 16, 2019 20:14 UTC