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Construction on the next section of Puari ki Niho-toto South Express Cycleway, extending the cycleway west down Waterloo Road from Barters Road to Jones Road, starts on 9 February.

Two-thirds of the South Express cycleway are already open, from the city to Kyle Park, creating an uninterrupted 10km route from the central city through Riccarton and out to Hornby. The cycleway passes nine schools along its route, providing safe cycle facilities for the students, as well as connecting into the Nor’west Arc and Northern Line. 
 
“Once the full cycleway is completed, it will join up with the Selwyn District Council’s cycleway on Jones Road to provide a safe link through to Rolleston,” says Manager Planning and Delivery Transport Jacob Bradbury. 
 
The Council is coordinating the cycleway construction with several other infrastructure projects in the area, including:  

  • line marking and wayfinding signage within the Waterloo Business Park  
  • line marking and wayfinding signage within Templeton
  • replacing a water supply pipe on Railway Terrace
  • replacing the current deep-dish channel on Railway Terrace 
  • resurfacing the Railway Terrace carriageway and northwest footpath.  

“We’re combining these projects together to ensure a coordinated approach to work in the area and minimise the overall disruption to residents, businesses and commuters.”  
 
The total package of work is expected to take five months to complete. 
 
Road users should expect delays when travelling through the area. A temporary road closure will be in place on Railway Terrace from 16 February to 13 March – a detour will be in place and will be clearly signposted. Local businesses will remain open.  
 
“Christchurch is a great city to get around by bike, and our growing network of cycleways helps make it easier and safer.  It also helps to ease the pressure on our roads,” Mr Bradbury says. 
 
South Express is one of nine major cycleways that lead into the city centre. The cycleways are mainly separated from the road, unlike cycle lanes. They are designed to provide a safer, pleasant, comfortable and efficient way for people to get around the city by bike.   
 
The final section of the cycleway will pass through the Gilberthorpes Road/Waterloo Road/Parker Street/Moffett Street intersection and include a stretch of Waterloo Road from the western end of Kyle Park to Finsbury Street. This work is dependent on collaboration with KiwiRail. The Council and KiwiRail are in discussions around the scope and phasing of this work. 
 
See our South Express webpage for more information.