Residents of a Dunedin street are frustrated at the lack of notification about an all-hour road closure that has been imposed at one end of their road.<\/p>\n
One end of Glenross St in Kaikorai Valley has been closed for less than a week for cable upgrades by Aurora Energy.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Aurora Energy is warning residents to respect the workers on site after a motorist ignored traffic management instructions and instead chose to drive through the active worksite.<\/p>\n
Glenross St resident Richard Stewart, 89, is incensed at the lack of communication ahead of the closure.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018They\u2019ve blocked the street off with no notification at all \u2014 there\u2019s no alternative.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
He said he was told by contractors at the site the road would be closed \u2018\u201824\/7\u2019\u2019, which was not a fact that was communicated to the residents.<\/p>\n
The letter he received about the works said there would be \u2018\u2018some traffic and pedestrian disruption\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018It doesn\u2019t say anything about the road being permanently closed.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Glenross St is currently closed at the lower end of the street at the intersection with Brockville Rd, however the upper entrance, by Charters St is open.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018If you need to walk, that\u2019s quite a long way,\u2019\u2019 Mr Stewart said.<\/p>\n
He said he was not opposed to the works, but was wanting \u2018\u2018answers\u2019\u2019 about the lack of notification, and the \u2018\u2018lack of an alternative\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018I\u2019ve got a long way to travel now to get into town.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
Aurora Energy general manager of service delivery Richard Starkey said no matter how frustrated people got, they needed to follow the traffic management instruction.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018The contractor has advised that the safety of their staff was put at risk following an incident involving a person who did not follow the temporary traffic management measures in place and the matter is being reported to police.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018The safety of our contractors and the public is a priority, and we ask everyone to please follow traffic management instructions while work is under way.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
He said they were installing a new underground electricity cable that would strengthen the security of electricity supply for more than 3300 customers across Kaikorai Valley, Brockville, Kenmure, Mornington and Belleknowes.<\/p>\n
There were no planned power outages, but some temporary street closures and traffic management were needed, such as the one in Glenross St.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Aurora Energy\u2019s contractor, KB Contractors, letter-dropped properties within the work area one week before roadworks began, advising that work would take place during a window of 24 February and 27 March.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018Residents were asked to park vehicles outside the work site, and were thanked for their patience and co-operation during the temporary disruption to traffic and pedestrian access.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n
He said the work in Glenross St had been under way for less than a week, and would be finished early this week.<\/p>\n