Transport options  |  Yesterday

Share this story

Four weeks of night works will begin on Sunday to install traffic lights at the Main South, Riccarton and Yaldhurst Road intersection.

Construction involves signalising the intersection to help reduce the risk of a crash for people turning right. The left and right hand turns from Main South Road to Riccarton and Yaldhurst Roads will be retained.

As part of the work there will also be marked cycle lanes, a signalised pedestrian and cycle crossing, a short section of bus lane on Riccarton Road, and speed humps on all approaches to the intersection installed.

During construction, Main South Road will be closed in the evenings to eastbound traffic coming from State Highway 73. Westbound traffic from Riccarton Road will be unable to access Yaldhurst Road. Detours will be clearly signposted.

Daytime traffic impacts will be minimal. A reduced speed limit will be in place, and some traffic management may be visible in preparation for the evening works, but businesses around the intersection will be open as usual.

The intersection is in the top 3% in Christchurch for crash risk, with 76 crashes in a 10-year period involving right turns from Main South Road, including three serious injuries and seven minor injuries.

The Council approved this work in December 2024 after being delegated the decision by the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board.