Solutions sought to concert traffic woes

Organisers of the inaugural Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert are seeking solutions to traffic congestion and transport problems created by 15,000 partygoers getting to and from the site.

Headlined by rock acts Creedence Clearwater Revisited and Dr Hook, the concert was staged at Gibbston Valley Station last Saturday.

Station partner and managing director Greg Hunt said he and promoters Alpine Entertainment were in "debriefing" consultation with traffic engineers, police, St John and the Queenstown Lakes District Council, working to address any issues from the concert and streamline next year's event.

"One thing is dealing with traffic and making it far more efficient next year," he said.

Traffic management would be discussed with the New Zealand Transport Agency soon to look at how congestion which occurred on parts of State Highway 6 on Saturday could be eased.

The concert had been a "victim of its own success" but generally ran smoothly, with good security and short queues for alcohol, he said.

"Our goal is to hold an event that's not only good for us but for Queenstown. I was in Queenstown on Friday and it was humming," he said.

The debriefing was designed to gather information and come up with a solution to suit everyone.

Other issues on the agenda included improving on-site logistics for toilet facilities and rubbish, with one idea mooted being to give concert-goers a rubbish bag to use during the day.

 

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