# Accessibility, 27 Barrington Street, Somerfield, Christchurch 8024, New Zealand

Somerfield, Christchurch · filed 15 September 2026 · report 8925905
https://www.chch.live/report/8925905

> Hand rail on pedestrian island is bent and blocking safe pedestrian access. location is outside Hohepa - a residential service for people with disabliites. The rail is bent down to knee level and blocks the use of wheelchairs, prams, childs scooter and bikes, restricts ability to use with walking assistants. This has been damaged for more than a week and has resulted in wheelchairs having to go around outside of island while avoiding traffic. It has been a trip hazard near heavy traffic flow.

*The reporter’s own words, a public report relayed, not verified or endorsed.*

## Also at this address (one of 3)
- [Road Signage](https://www.chch.live/report/2818166), 18 Nov 2022
- [Roading/Streets](https://www.chch.live/report/151480), 24 Jun 2016
- [The address’s whole record](https://www.chch.live/somerfield/27-barrington-street)

## The council’s work orders, near this pin
- Guard Rails/Barriers, 0 m away · resolved 9 Oct 2026, took 3 weeks
- Blockage (Waste/Storm/Waterway), 7 m away · resolved 1 Apr 2021, took 5 weeks
- Water Leak, 9 m away · resolved 3 Dec 2025, took 2 days
- Water Meter Box & Parts, 11 m away · resolved 29 Jan 2021, took 36 hours
- Council Water Supply Issues, 12 m away · resolved 30 Apr 2019, took 3 hours
- Water Leak, 13 m away · resolved 3 Feb 2025, took 5 weeks
- Graffiti, 14 m away · resolved 28 Nov 2018, took 9 days
- Footpath, 16 m away · resolved 22 May 2023, took 15 months
MyCouncilTicket is a different door from the public report, one job can stand in both streams. The whole roll: https://www.chch.live/fixed

The problem: https://www.chch.live/problems/footpaths
The street: https://www.chch.live/street/somerfield/barrington-street
The address: https://www.chch.live/somerfield/27-barrington-street
The suburb: https://www.chch.live/somerfield
The attached photograph: https://snapsendsolve-reports.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/images/08925905/public/1_iqbj4dkd6tpe.jpg
What stood on this ground before: https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.565887429350205&lon=172.62857481785875

Data: https://api.chch.live/report?id=8925905