The pedestrian crossing on Moana St near the Whanganui East shopping centre will be raised amid safety concerns.
Last year Whanganui District Council received complaints about the safety of the crossing. A safety review revealed either the distance of sight had to be increased or traffic slowed.
Council officers determined lowering the speed of cars by raising the crossing was the best way to do it and on Tuesday councillors voted in favour of raising the crossing at a cost of $10,000.
But some councillors questioned how unsafe the crossing was given crash data showed only two minor crashes involving pedestrians in the past 36 years.
"This business of telling us that they are unsafe is just not true," councillor Rob Vinsen said.