Photo: Supplied / Invercargill City CouncilA plan to install a raised safety platform at a busy Invercargill intersection has come to a crashing halt following objections from councillors. The intersection in question had been identified as "high-risk" by the council, with 18 crashes recorded over the past five years. But councillors took exception to a proposed 75mm raised platform and asked for consideration that it be removed from the design. Ria Bond backed up Dermody, saying the platform would reduce speed down to 30km/h in an area which was 50km/h. Ultimately, councillors voted to proceed without the raised platform, despite information from Hamilton City Council showing the positive impact they had had up north.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 06, 2024 12:53 UTC