There are quite a few signs like this around Christchurch after the Quake. This is one of them. Off shot to the right is a leveled patch of ground where the owners furniture restoration shop used to be. Twitter |
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As a way of reducing traffic - and hence damaging vibrations - many streets are partially blocked by these signs. Also many of them have a 30kph speed limit.
There are the first signs of the Canterbury region returning to normal, six days after the massive earthquake devastated much of Christchurch and its surroundings.
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Street sign in central Christchurch".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch streets, Avonside Drive road warning sign".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
A "Road Closed" sign outside the City cordon on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Closed sign at Castle Rock, following earthquake".
Staff in the Central Lecture Theatres foyer signing in for a briefing.
Sign for the Parkside Meeting Room, temporary office for the Student Mentoring service.
Mayor Bob Parker signs a shovel at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
One of the "Emergency campus closed" signs put up around the University following the September earthquake.
Sign for a large study area set up in the Bentley's Wing upstairs in the UCSA.
One of the "Emergency campus closed" signs put up around the University following the September earthquake.
One of the "Emergency campus closed" signs put up around the University following the September earthquake.
Prime Minister John Key signs a shovel at an event to thank the Student Volunteer Army.
A closed sign on shop window. Reflected in the window is building rubble across the street.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Ambrose and Heal furniture store sign cracked in the earthquake".
Real estate sign on a building with a missing wall in Manchester Street reads "Watch this Hotspot!
Signs indicating the way to Pines Beach and Kairaki Beach, visible out the window of the Student Volunteer Army's bus.
A warning sign about contaminated water is nailed to a tree next to the Avon River on River Road.
A sign on the fence at St John's Church in Hororata reads "We will rebuild with your help. Thank you".
At an event held to thank the Student Volunteer Army, Op Shop's Jason Kerrison signs a shovel representative of the hard work by the students.
At an event held to thank the Student Volunteer Army, Mayor Bob Parker signs a shovel representative of the hard work by the students.
Buildings cordoned off at the corner of Victoria and Peterborough Streets. On the cordon fence are signs that inform the public about the businesses' current status.
A sign on the fence at St John's Church in Hororata reads "Warning. Beware of fallen debris and unstable structures in cemetery".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage following the 7.1 earthquake. Sign reads 'Survived Chinese imports, the recession, the earthquake. Reopens soon.'
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Demolition underway on the Manchester Courts Building. Street sign dwarfed by the large mound of soil alongside the building".