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Waitakere City Council
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Participate with the Land Transport Safety Authority, Toll NZ, Papakura District Council and Auckland City Council in a review of all existing railway level crossings within the Auckland metropolitan area, to ensure that their design, layout, signage and warning devices are adequate for current road and rail traffic volumes and will be adequate to meet projected increases in rail traffic on the Auckland rail corridors.
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I can confirm that Council will carry out a review of the safety of all road rail crossings in the City, in consultation with key stakeholders such as Land Transport Safety Authority, Auckland City Council, Manukau City Council, Papakura District Council, and Tranz Rail.
The Terms of Reference will be as per your recommendation [016/04 and 017/04].
It is timely to do this work as we are making decisions on crossings at Waitakere Central and also as the double tracking engineering investigation is being done. Our focus will be on a safe and cost effective solution for crossings (road and pedestrian) and also the walk/cycle way alongside the rail line.
We have sufficient resources to participate in this review. However, any recommendations arising from the review will need to be considered by Council as presently no funding has been provided in the Long Term Council Community Plan for improvements to railway level crossings.
Waitakere City Council has a clear objective to protect public safety and I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention.
The Terms of Reference will be as per your recommendation [016/04 and 017/04].
It is timely to do this work as we are making decisions on crossings at Waitakere Central and also as the double tracking engineering investigation is being done. Our focus will be on a safe and cost effective solution for crossings (road and pedestrian) and also the walk/cycle way alongside the rail line.
We have sufficient resources to participate in this review. However, any recommendations arising from the review will need to be considered by Council as presently no funding has been provided in the Long Term Council Community Plan for improvements to railway level crossings.
Waitakere City Council has a clear objective to protect public safety and I would like to thank you for bringing this to our attention.
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