Tçnâ koe Alastair

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-----Original Message-----
From: Alastair Reith <[FOI #14350 email]>
Sent: 21 December 2020 20:53
To: BUS: Assurance <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Wilton Road safety concerns

Dear Wellington City Council,

Please let me know how many times you have been contacted in the past ten years regarding safety concerns about Wilton Road - speeding, lack of visibility, crashes, requests for speed bumps or other traffic calming measures.

Please let me know what steps were taken to address the issue, and if requests for things like speed bumps or mirrors were turned down, please let me know why they were turned down.

If you can share the actual correspondence you received about safety on Wilton Road with me, please do so.

I was crashed into today while turning into my driveway, and it convinced me beyond all doubt that this road is unsafe and steps must be taken to improve it. Collating this information will be helpful with this.

Yours faithfully,

Alastair Reith

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Dear Mr Reith,

 

Thank you for your email in respect of safety concerns relating to Wilton
Road.

 

Please accept my apologies for the delay in responding to your request.

 

Your patience whilst this information has been collated is much
appreciated.

 

I will address your questions in the order of your email.

 

1 )”… how many times you have been contacted in the past ten years
regarding safety concerns about Wilton Road - speeding, lack of
visibility, crashes, requests for speed bumps or other traffic calming
measures?”

 

I can advise the Council has been contacted on 14 occasions over the past
10 years in respect of safety related issues in respect of Wilton Road.

 

Please find attached a spreadsheet document which relates to each enquiry
and the outcome.

 

2) “Please let me know what steps were taken to address the issue, and if
requests for things like speed bumps or mirrors were turned down, please
let me know why they were turned down”.

 

In addition to the information contained in the attached spreadsheet, the
Council has also introduced the following:

 

o Kereru warning signs on the route
o Child Active Warning signs near Otari School
o No Stopping restrictions in advance of the Zebra crossing near Warwick
Street
o No Stopping restrictions at Worcester St intersection
o Signage/roadmarking improvements at Cardinal McKeefry Catholic Primary
School
o New roundabout at the intersection with Curtis St and Albemarle road

 

3) “If you can share the actual correspondence you received about safety
on Wilton Road with me, please do so.”

 

A summary of the correspondence received is provided in the attached
spreadsheet.

 

Should you have any further questions please feel free to contact me.

 

Kind regards,

Ian

 

Ian Hunter
Assurance Advisor | Assurance | Wellington City Council
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Dear Wellington City Council,

 

Please let me know how many times you have been contacted in the past ten
years regarding safety concerns about Wilton Road - speeding, lack of
visibility, crashes, requests for speed bumps or other traffic calming
measures.

 

Please let me know what steps were taken to address the issue, and if
requests for things like speed bumps or mirrors were turned down, please
let me know why they were turned down.

 

If you can share the actual correspondence you received about safety on
Wilton Road with me, please do so.

 

I was crashed into today while turning into my driveway, and it convinced
me beyond all doubt that this road is unsafe and steps must be taken to
improve it. Collating this information will be helpful with this.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Alastair Reith

 

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