New Cheesecutter for Upper Hutt!

**Drum** · 19th August 2008, 21:34

My bet is that this will be a barrier that gets hit frequently (by cages) due to its location on that corner, and the narrow/ non-existent shoulder between the live lane and the barrier.

Rather than this being reported as an inappropriate installation which fails to meet Transit's own design standards, it will be reported as evidence of the dire need for a barrier in that location.

**riffer** · 19th August 2008, 21:37

Another issue with this corner I discovered tonight.

If you're going North through the bridge at 85km/hr+ (yeah I know it has an advisory of 80km/hr) you apex the corner at just the right point to get the left hand edge of the tyre going right over the seal overlap place where they've merged the new side of the road.

This sends you to the right hand side of your lane towards (you guessed it) the place where the cheesecutters will be.

Fuckit. I'm turning off at Silverstream and going the back way up Alexander Rd from now on.

Cunts.

**Drum** · 19th August 2008, 21:43

Originally Posted by riffer

.... (yeah I know it has an advisory of 80km/hr) .....

And a temporary speed limit of 50

That seal join is another example of Transit not meeting their own standards, which clearly state no seal joins after the curve transition point.

I also noted that the shear bases of the frangible light poles are mounted far too high, so that rather than shearing off when hit by a car, as designed, rather they are more likely to rip the bottom off the car. I have attended a crash where a driver was killed this way.

Overall, a pretty bloody average design/ build job really.

**riffer** · 19th August 2008, 21:48

Huh. What do you expect?

It's been a killer road since they first built it.

Why should we expect any difference in the modifications?

**<Rhino>** · 20th August 2008, 16:52

Originally Posted by Drum

My bet is that this will be a barrier that gets hit frequently (by cages) due to its location on that corner, and the narrow/ non-existent shoulder between the live lane and the barrier.

Rather than this being reported as an inappropriate installation which fails to meet Transit's own design standards, it will be reported as evidence of the dire need for a barrier in that location.

Very true on both points, I agree fully!

Originally Posted by riffer

Another issue with this corner I discovered tonight.

If you're going North through the bridge at 85km/hr+ (yeah I know it has an advisory of 80km/hr) you apex the corner at just the right point to get the left hand edge of the tyre going right over the seal overlap place where they've merged the new side of the road.

This sends you to the right hand side of your lane towards (you guessed it) the place where the cheesecutters will be.

Fuckit. I'm turning off at Silverstream and going the back way up Alexander Rd from now on.

C**ts.

One can only hope that its temporary and they will resurface before they finish - Tui!

Originally Posted by riffer

Huh. What do you expect?

It's been a killer road since they first built it.

Why should we expect any difference in the modifications?

Cheap arse bastards from the begining. I was told that when they decided to build river road and bypass Upper Hutt they did it narrow and cheap coz they didn't think it would have a high volume of vehicles using it.......somone thought wrong

**nico** · 21st August 2008, 16:36

hey fellow comuters on this shitty corner i have been noticing last few nights there seems to be more and more crap being left on this piticular corner form all the drilling and cuting they are doing for the wire of death has been very slipery on the rockn n shit not including the cone layout is difrent every time i go through
take care yall

**<Rhino>** · 5th September 2008, 14:45

And now this Fuk'n cheescutter stands there completed in all its fuk'n glory. I have to ride past it in both directions every day

. Its the North lane that gives me the shits.... bin there, slide straight through....

**Fatjim** · 5th September 2008, 15:20

I don't know why anybody would want to live north of silverstream anyway.

**carver** · 5th September 2008, 15:30

great!

it looks like they have put it there for a good reason, like speed limits, to keep you all safe!

pay your taxes, see your money spent!

**Number One** · 5th September 2008, 15:58

Originally Posted by carver

great!

it looks like they have put it there for a good reason, like speed limits, to keep you all safe!

pay your taxes, see your money spent!

When you actually have a clue about the section of road mentioned in this thread THEN I might have taken your silly arsed comment even remotely serious...actually no I change my mind...it's you so no one (including me) will take you seriously anyway

IMO this is a stupid AND dangerous place to put a cheese cutter and it will likely only be a matter of time before they prove how pointless and dangerous the selection of this barrier for that bit of road is.

Many of the ugly accidents I know about there were down to people choosing to pull onto the motorway without a safe amount of gap available to merge into AND also people crossing the centre line (for whatever reason) NOW there will be a cheesecutter making the view/gaps harder to judge and as they don't stop traffic from crossing the centre line apparently...ummm...what's the point in it?

**MSTRS:Me** · 5th September 2008, 16:43

For this particular WRB, it might be a really good thing to lobby the fuck out of your local MP, get on talkback radio about this particular section, call for a public meeting with your MP and demand Transit's local road safety manager be there...you get the idea.
Much as I hate this shit, there are some places where we stand no chance of having it removed or retro-fitted etc...but places like this (and the stretch coming down Haywards) where it is a no-brainer. Make a LOT of noise.
...or find yourself some truckie sympathisers who are willing to bullbar the crap into submission. Every time it's renewed, do it again.