The completed $8.2 million Glenda Drive Intersection project in Queenstown officially opened today.
The joint project involving Government, Queenstown Lakes District Council, and commercial developers feature new roundabouts at Glenda Drive and on the new arterial road.
The existing two-lane highway between the new Grant Road roundabout to the start of the planned Eastern Access Road increased from two to four lanes.
“Safety on this road is now significantly improved with a new roundabout eliminating what was a high-crash risk intersection at Glenda Drive and improved road markings providing greater separation of opposing traffic flows,” says transport minister Simon Bridges.
“Increased road capacity will work to manage rising traffic growth in this area, much of which stems from commercial developments on Queenstown’s Frankton Flats, which is expected to continue for some time,” says Bridges.
“This project also caters for cyclists, with people able to bike through the new highway roundabout, safely separated from vehicles. There is also the option of an off-road shared path for both cyclists and pedestrians,” he says.
The project is providing Bus stops on both the highway and local road components of this project in anticipation of a future expansion of bus services to this area to service further commercial developments.
