Central Christchurch business leaders and property owners are threatening legal action if an inner city traffic redesign is not stopped.
At a private meeting at city council headquarters on Tuesday, described by attendees as "heated" and "explosive", a who's who of central Christchurch discussed claims the An Accessible City road redesign scheme was putting the rebuild at risk.
Speakers told Mayor Lianne Dalziel, council chief executive Karleen Edwards and Otakaro chief executive Albert Brantley the work was creating unsafe roads for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists getting in and out of cars. It was blocking emergency vehicles, removing manoeuvring space for traffic, driving away customers, and scaring off tenants, they said.