On behalf of the Martinborough Business Association (MBA) we would like to support in part Ted Preston’s drive to have SH53 terminated outside of the town centre. The MBA has also been lobbying council for several years to have this shifted. Our preference is to terminate SH53 upon entry to town just prior to Palliser Vineyard.
MBA has consulted with a number of businesses along Kitchener St. The majority don’t support closing of any streets permanently as per the example of Trafalgar St in Nelson as traffic flow is essential for business the vast majority of the time.
The MBA looks forward to working with the new council to get the highway termination shifted. We would welcome the long-term planning for Kitchener St and the wider Memorial Square area to be driven by SWDC with robust stakeholder engagement when resources allow. We look forward to this process in the future once we have a fit for purpose sewer system.
