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Extract from Twin Coast Discovery Route – Programme Business Case, July 2017 – pages 67-68 Twin Coast Discovery Route
Table 4 One way bridges on TCDR
Out of scope
SH
Name of bridge
AADT
Status
Out of scope
TRANSPORT
OF
The Darby and Joan bridge, shown in
Figure 43 is located between
MINISTER
two protected kauri trees. Widening the bridge is not feasible
without damaging the trees or creating a new alignment that
bypasses the trees.
THE Figure 43: SH12 Darby and Joan Bridge
BY
Environmental concern with two
significant Kauri trees adjacent the
12
Darby and Joan
350
bridge. Good visibility. No safety or
flooding issues. Low AADT.
Out of scope
RELEASED
Out of scope
PROACTIVELY
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Twin Coast Discovery Route
Out of scope
Out of scope
TRANSPORT
OF
Out of scope
Improvements to the Out of scope
MINISTER
‘Darby and Joan’ bridge in the Waipoua forest are not
recommended. These bridges carry very low traffic volumes; Out of
350 vehicles per day respectively. No crashes have occurred at
scope
THE
Out
thes
of
e locations and none have been closed due to flooding or
slipp
sco ing. As a result, these do not represent a resilience or safety
BY
ris
pe k and do not require increased capacity to carry higher traffic
volumes. When traffic volumes increase significantly i.e. over 1200
AADT then further investigation could be warranted
Out of scope
RELEASED
PROACTIVELY
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Document Outline
- Twin Coast Discovery Highway Final 270717
- Economic impacts for tourism - Landscape