A planned upgrade to a pedestrian crossing near an Oamaru school has been stopped:
. . . Late last year, a $5.2 million crossing upgrade outside Pembroke School was confirmed by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi.
It would have led to a radical safety improvement for the school’s Thames Highway crossing, principal Brent Godfery said.
To now have that work cancelled, under revised transport funding last month, was a “big disappointment”, Mr Godfery said. . .
