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21 April 2017
Rebecca Stirrup
[FYI request #5585 email]
Dear Rebecca,
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
CAS-425571-H2V1L1
Thank you for contacting Auckland Transport (AT) on 19 March 2017 requesting information in regard to the
assessment of Twilight Road in view of recent changes required by the resource consent granted for 261
Twilight Road, Brookby.
With regard to point 1 of your request for a safety audit report or any other relevant report relating to the
assessment of Twilight Road, please find attached the Road Safety Audit report undertaken by Commute
Transportation Consultants which was provided to AT. Please note that personal information has been
redacted from the report under section 7(2)(a) of the LGOIMA, as withholding the information is necessary to
protect the privacy of natural persons.
Regarding point 2 of your request, the following recommendations were made by Auckland Transport in
relation to Twilight Road;
1.) Auckland Transport has concluded that it is not acceptable as the current width does not align with the
requirement of a minimum width of 7.0 metres, with a 0.5 metre shoulder. It is necessary to have the road
widened to the required width due to the current alignment, geometry and the unforgiving nature of the
road.
2.) Please request applicant to establish guardrail and it’s design to be submitted to AT to ensure that both the
selection of the guardrail, the shy line and the design complies with the New Zealand Transport Agency
standard.
3.) The road widening to 7 metres is to accommodate the heavy vehicles generated from the clean-fill activity,
hence the consent was granted based on the road widening condition. The current works has not fulfilled
this consent condition hence not acceptable to Auckland Transport.
4.) Road shoulder has not been provided either. When the road is widened the developer has removed the
existing shoulder however did not replace with a new one. A minimum of 500mm shoulder should be
provided to comply with Council/Auckland Transport standards.
www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz
5.) Several power poles are right against the edge line after the road widening, which become road side safety
hazards and should be relocated to achieve suitable clearance.
6.) The road will be carrying heavy truck loads and as a result good edge support is required to the road
pavement. Otherwise the road will fail, hence the road should be constructed as per the Resource Consent
requirements.
We trust this information has addressed the matters raised however you have the right in accordance with
section 27(3) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA) to make a
complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman if you are not satisfied with our response.
Yours sincerely,
Randhir Karma
Group Manager - Network Management and Safety
Enc.
Twilight RSA_Redacted
www.aucklandtransport.govt.nz
