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Have your say on speed limits

Noel Smith from Noel Smith Councillor - Newcastle Ward

Speed limits are under review and you're invited to share your views on proposed amendments to our Speed Limits Bylaw.

Rural roads in the northern area of the district will be addressed first as Council follows recommendations in the New Zealand Transport Agency’s Speed Management Guide.

Roads addressed in this round of proposed amendments, which are all speed limit reductions, are in the Awaroa ki Tuakau, Onewhero and Whangamarino Wards.

There are also a couple of roads that have been added in this round of consultation – Horotiu Bridge Rd (to improve safety at a school) and Rotokauri Rd ( to align with Hamilton City Council speed limit).

Because of the sheer volume of roads assigned for speed limit amendments, roads in the Huntly, Hukanui-Waerenga and Ngaruawahia Wards will be addressed next year, followed by the Tamahere, Raglan, Eureka and Newcastle Wards the following year.

The list of roads earmarked for speed limit changes is at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz...

Assessment criteria used to determine roads that fall into the high risk category include: alignment; carriageway width; roadside hazards; land use; traffic volume; crash history and the suitability of the existing speed limit.

Initial feedback was sought from the residents who live on those roads with a potential speed limit change that had been identified from the Speed Management Guide maps.

From today, anyone can make a submission about the proposed speed limit amendments on the list of roads at www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz...

Copies of the submission documents are also available at Council offices and libraries.

Submissions close on 13 October 2017. Should submitters wish to be heard, the hearing date for submissions is 27 November 2017.

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