PHOTO: SIMON HENDERSONThe name might give the game away but Cromwell residents are hoping fewer people use Shortcut Rd as one. Lyn Dick said she and her husband, Leslie, had lived on the corner of Roberts Dr and Shortcut Rd for 15 years and had seen "major changes" in the area. Shortcut Rd allowed northbound traffic to turn off State Highway 88 and southbound traffic to turn off State Highway 6, also known as Luggate-Cromwell Rd. They had seen an increased volume of traffic using Shortcut Rd and some poor driving, including a tourist couple who recently turned the wrong way and ended up on their front garden, she said. However, a check by this reporter showed Google Maps still provided directions via Shortcut Rd.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 29, 2019 15:22 UTC