METRO and the Clarence City Council have worked together to ensure recently completed works to improve the road and footpath between the Shoreline Shopping Centre and the Shoreline Hotel not only benefit users of the area but are sympathetic to nearby business.
Clarence City Council Mayor Jock Campbell and Metro chief executive officer Heather Haselgrove at the new bus shelters near the Shoreline Shopping Centre in Howrah.
Metro has installed two new, modern bus shelters at the same time as council contractors undertook traffic calming / pedestrian works.
Metro chief executive officer Heather Haselgrove said while Metro and council officers worked together on the project, the views of local businesses were also taken into account.
“For example, we worked with the management of the Shoreline Hotel to make sure they were comfortable with our plans,” she said.
“As a result we have these brand new bus shelters that do not impact on the view of hotel patrons looking out towards Tranmere and the Derwent River.”
Ms Haselgrove said Metro had moved its bus stops and shelters nearer to the Shoreline Shopping Centre in Howrah for safety and practical reasons.
“Buses that previously stopped in Shoreline Drive to drop off and collect passengers had to cross over two lanes of traffic to then travel into the city,” she said. ‘That is obviously no longer the case.
“In addition, a number of passengers who had to walk some distance from the Shoreline Shopping Centre to bus stops in Clarence Street and Shoreline Drive with groceries can now access Metro services much more easily.”
Clarence mayor Jock Campbell said the project provided a good example of how local government, a government-owned business and eastern shore businesses could work together.
“Council is obviously very pleased with the outcome and the way all parties worked together with the one goal of improving the area in mind,” he said.
Ald Campbell said the provision of accessible public transport services was important for a city like Clarence.
“The council is focused on promoting sustainable forms of transport, public transport being one,” he said.
Ms Haselgrove said she was very pleased to report that all feedback received to date had been positive, both from the public and drivers.
