If you have driven North down Fitzgerald Avenue lately, you may well have seen this sign. It made me laugh the first time I saw it. The reason for the sign is that for a long time, Fitzgerald Avenue has been quite a bumpy ride with lots of road works blocking off lanes as they fixed the damage due to the earthquakes.

 As you can see from the photo above, this section is now all lovely and smooth and there is also  wonderful wide footpath / bike lane running alongside the road.

Yes, getting excited about smooth roads and extra wide and fancy footpaths is part of the course of living in Christchurch!