Goodbye cones, well some of them.
Cones on Cambridge Road.
Waipā District Council has been working with contractors to trial using fewer cones for recent watermain work in Cambridge, Human Resources Operations manager Clark Collins told the Finance and Corporate committee this week.
“The feedback so far has been positive,” he said.
Taking a risk-based approach to traffic management is in response to public feedback on the code of practice for temporary traffic management.
The code includes levels of temporary traffic management, signs and forms used and series of simple traffic management plans. The code is prescriptive and attracts controversy, said Collins.
“The quality of road cones is frequently questioned by the public.”
It can increase the cost of carrying out the work without improving safety and can cause unnecessary inconvenience to the public.
Plus, it can actually increase the risk of harm to road workers who have to wear orange high visibility clothing which clashes with the road cones.
Cones at Hautapu
