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New $425k Forrest Hill Rd crossing wins approval
A new crossing with signals will be built by Auckland Transport (AT) across Forrest Hill Rd, near the corner of Blakeborough Dr, at an estimated cost of around $425,000. It will replace two existing mid-road refuge islands, either side of bus stops. AT says the islands “aren’t ideal” because
reaching them from the footpath requires people to cross two lanes on a main road with a T2 lane. The Devonport-Takapuna Local Board agreed at its April business meeting last week to use nearly half of its discretionary Local Board Transport Capital Fund on the work.
The crossing will be just south of where a pedestrian died at the Blakeborough Rd corner in 2018, after being hit by a vehicle. Members George Wood and Mel Powell, who both live in the area, convinced their fellow board members to support a project To page 2
Fantail flies high
Winning fare... Fantail & Turtle executive chef James Wheeler (left) and head chef Aniket Kotkar with two of the Smales Farm eatery’s most popular dishes – pork ribs and prawn tacos – after it was named this month as the country’s best gastropub. Story, page 2.
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