An east Auckland woman is pleading for action to be taken over what she considers a dangerous intersection in her neighbourhood.

The Sunnyhills resident, who doesn’t want to be identified, has written to Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, Transport Minister Chris Bishop, Auckland Transport (AT) chief executive Dean Kimpton, Howick ward councillors Sharon Stewart and Maurice Williamson, Saint Kentigern College principal Damon Emtage, and Howick Local Board chairperson Damian Light about the issue.

An email she sent them earlier this month, which was addressed to Brown, says the intersection of The Boulevard and Fisher Parade has “confusing and dangerous give-way priorities”.

She asks AT to make alterations at the intersection and attached screenshots of posts on local community Facebook pages in which other people have also expressed concerns.

The woman says prior emails from another local resident to Brown in September last year raised “serious and valid concerns about this poorly designed intersection”, which has since become busier since Saint Kentigern College added a large new car park on its grounds nearby.

Her son’s vehicle collided with another car at the intersection earlier this year, leaving both damaged.

“This was a terrifying experience for both drivers and has resulted in our family car being written off,” the woman says.

“This is a notorious intersection for near-misses and accidents.

“Just the day before, a van pulled right out in front of my son. He was also nearly T-boned last December, which left him very shaken up right in the middle of his NCEA exams.

“I have also had several near misses, as has everyone who lives around here, and I see so many cars not even slowing down, let alone give way, when I’m walking past the intersection on my daily evening walks.”

She wants the intersection to be changed from a give-way to a roundabout.

The woman says with more vehicles at the nearby school, coupled with increasing housing in the community, there will be more crashes if no action is taken.

Staff in Brown’s electorate office replied to her email and said they’d been in touch with AT about the intersection, requested her concerns be investigated, and promised to update her.

Light replied to the woman also, saying he was sorry to hear her son had been in a crash and he hopes the boy is okay, and he’s asked AT to investigate the issue and respond to her.

An AT spokesperson says the agency is serious about making Auckland’s roads as safe for everyone, “and we value the insights from Aucklanders who use these roads every day, helping us to identify issues and make improvements where we can”.

“We reviewed this intersection in the past and were satisfied the current design was operating relatively safely at the time without any reported crashes for over five years.

“We note the new car park has since altered traffic patterns and acknowledge the concerns that have been raised.

“We hear and are responding to these concerns, with plans to monitor this intersection in the coming weeks.

“We’ll then analyse these findings and investigate whether there are changes that could be made to the intersection’s design.”