In March/April this year, we asked Bryndwr Road residents and users what they would like to see as part of the street renewal. Your feedback has helped shape our draft plan.
You can read the previous feedback here.
The proposed changes include:
- Resurfacing and flattening of the road camber
- Removal of deep-dish gutters to address ponding and flooding
- Introduction of a give way control at the Ilam Road and Glandovey Road intersections
- Street tree planting - predominantly on the southwest side, and landscape planting near intersections
- Road narrowing for safer crossing points outside Fendalton Retirement Village and 31 Bryndwr Road walkway, with tactile paving for people who are blind or low vision
- Reprofiling of existing speed bumps (75mm)
- Timed parking outside the Bryndwr Road shops (60min and 15min)
- Marking of no stopping areas at Jeffreys Road, Wai-iti Terrace and Glandovey Road intersections to make it clearer where vehicles are not able to stop.
Design considerations
- There are a number of underground services on the northeast side of the road. We plan to plant where we can but can’t have plant roots interacting with essential services, so we are restricted in what we can plant on this side.
- Some residents asked for us to investigate undergrounding the overhead powerlines as part of their feedback. Bryndwr Road would require a cable down the whole street to enable homes to be connected. This is something that would need to be initiated by Orion, rather than Council. Bryndwr road is not currently on the schedule for the cable that would allow undergrounding.
Councils Undergrounding Policy
In 1993, Council introduced a policy to underground all overhead powerlines in 40 years, which some residents have recently raised with us. We would like to clarify that in 2005, Council rescinded this policy.
Some of the nearby streets (e.g., Wai-iti, Waiwetu, Garreg Road, Snowdon Road) were undergrounded from 2000-2005 under this policy. Thornycroft Street was in the planning phase when the policy was rescinded, and Council decided to proceed with the undergrounding in 2006 as discussions with residents were already underway.
Councils Cost-sharing Policy
In 2005, Council rescinded the 2000 policy allowing cost sharing with residents for undergrounding of services.
Contact with Orion
In May 2025, we contacted Orion about the Bryndwr Road renewal project. They informed us they do not plan a forward works programme, but undergo works as needed.
Council enquired on behalf of residents about the cost for undergrounding. Orion informed us that undergrounding is more complex than a ‘per house cost’. Bryndwr Road currently has no low voltage underground cable installed to allow homes to be connected. The cost for this is significant, and fully installed undergrounding including connections to each property would be around $2 million. Orion has informed us they do not intend to cover the costs for this project.
We have informed Orion of residents’ desires for undergrounding powerlines. They are happy to speak with
one contact person on behalf of Bryndwr Road residents. We have provided these details to Bryndwr
Road resident Louise Phillips, who will represent Bryndwr Road residents in any future discussions.
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