South Dunedin School Safety Improvements

Supporting the safety of our school communities and residents is the aim of a series of proposed safety enhancements near six schools in South Dunedin. These proposed changes include improved intersections, new roundabouts, and safer crossings, and are designed to help protect our tamariki and rangatahi, encouraging them and their whānau to walk, bike, scoot or take public transport to and from school.

The schools are St Clair School, St Bernadette’s School, Carisbrook School, Bathgate School, and Kings High School and Queens High School.

What are the proposed safety enhancements?

The proposed safety enhancements include:

• Macandrew Rd & Surrey St – New roundabout with traffic islands, crossing points, speed cushions and road markings.
• Bayview Rd, Surrey St & West Ave - New roundabout with traffic islands, crossing points, speed cushions and road markings.
• Macandrew Rd – Raised zebra crossing outside Bathgate Park School.
• Bayview Rd - Raised zebra crossing outside Kings and Queens High School.
• South Rd – Upgrade zebra crossing to a permanent raised zebra crossing with kerb buildouts outside Carisbrook School.
• Forbury Rd – Speed Cushion at both approaches to the zebra crossing outside St Bernadette’s School.
• Richardson St – Raised zebra crossing outside St Clair School.
• Hargest Crescent, Richardson St & Coughtrey St – Raised crossing point.
• Albert St & Kennedy St – Kerb buildouts with a new crossing point.
• Hargest Crescent & Albert St – Painted buildouts with flexi bollards and improved crossing.

All proposed road safety enhancements will also support a 30km/hour speed limit outside school gates.

Proposed parking changes

DCC’s Transport Regulation team consulted affected property owners on the proposed parking changes that may be required to accommodate the safety changes. We asked for feedback on the proposed changes:

• Albert Street and Kennedy Street
• Albert Street and Hargest Crescent
• South Road and Surrey Street
• Bay View Road, Surrey Street and West Avenue
• Macandrew Road and Surrey Street

The consultation on these changes has now closed.

Next steps

Construction for the safety enhancements would be completed by the end of June 2027.

Improved Safety around South Dunedin Schools

The South Dunedin School Safety Improvements is a revised version of a central government project initially proposed in 2023.

At that time, DCC staff engaged with schools, area businesses and nearby residents asking for feedback on proposed safety improvements.

The current plan is smaller in scale than that which was initially proposed. Council will be considering further safety enhancements around other South Dunedin schools as part of its 10 year plan.

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