Photo: NZTADunedin is about to get two more “Barnes Dance” pedestrian crossings as the city's one-way system cycleway nears completion. The NZ Transport Agency said its Fulton Hogan team had recently started the kerb work needed for a Barnes Dance at the Cumberland St/Albany St intersection. Barnes Dance crossings allow pedestrians to cross the road in all directions at once, including diagonally across intersections. The change to Barnes Dance intersections was driven by a desire to increase the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, Mr Underwood said. The nearby 'Captain Cook' intersection, also to become a Barnes Dance crossing.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 16, 2019 23:03 UTC