WSP report into safety options at Telephone Road level crossing and intersection
Patrick Dunford made this Official Information request to New Zealand Transport Agency
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From: Patrick Dunford
Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,
Concerning the report produced by WSP titled "SH1B Telephone Road/Holland Road Intersection and Rail Crossing" dated 3 March 2023
My enquiry is to ascertain why the report completely ruled out and did not further investigate the option for the road to be lowered to create a grade separated crossing by passing underneath the railway line at Telephone Road.
There is only in the report a single line entry titled "bridge or tunnel" which claims "not appropriate for context" and the option itself was claimed to fail both Kiwirail safety criteria when it would have passed both of them and therefore should have made it through to the shortlist of options to be further investigated.
I am unclear what the meaning of "not appropriate for context" claim is given there are numerous similar underpasses in rural areas all along the East Coast main trunk railway.
Yours faithfully,
Patrick Dunford
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From: Official Correspondence
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Kia ora Patrick
Please find attached the response to your request of 28 March 2023 for
information under the Official Information Act 1982.
Ngâ mihi
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