Duke Street intersection consultation
NZTA wants to improve the above intersection safer which we have flagged as a safety concern due to the number and type of crashes and near misses there.
To increase safety and reduce crashes at this intersection, we’re proposing left turns only out of the east side of Duke Street (the one-way section). This will increase safety by removing straight through vehicle movements across two traffic lanes of SH1 to Duke Street west.
The NZTA is working on a plan to make Dunedin’s SH1 one-way system safer and work better for everyone. As part of this we’ve identified the SH1 Cumberland/Duke Street Dunedin intersection as a safety risk because of its concerning crash history, that has seen 9 crashes between 2019 and 2023. Two-thirds involved drivers travelling directly across two busy south bound traffic lanes of SH1 from the intersection on the eastern side of Duke Street.
To improve safety and reduce crashes at this intersection, we’re proposing left turns only out of the east side of Duke Street (the one-way section). This will increase safety by removing straight through vehicle movements across SH1 to the west section of Duke Street.
This is the NZTA’s preferred safety option. However, this consultation provides us with an opportunity to see what the community thinks of this proposal. All submissions in accordance with section 22AB of the Land Transport Act 1998 will be carefully considered before a final decision is made, or whether other options need to be considered.
We welcome your feedback on this proposed change.
If you have any questions or would like to provide feedback on this proposal:
- Email: sh1dunedin@nzta.govt.nz or
- Post it to:
- Duke Street intersection
NZTA Waka Kotahi
PO Box 5245
Dunedin 9058
- Duke Street intersection
View Duke Street intersection consultation information [PDF, 729 KB]
Feedback closes Friday 23 May 2025.
Your response and privacy
The information you send us on this online form or in a written submission will be used by NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) to help inform our consultation for the Cumberland St south - Duke Street intersection. NZTA may publish in part or in full the information you submit, for example in a consultation report, but we will not include any information that could be used to identify an individual person. If you have indicated you are an authorised representative of an organisation, we may publish your organisation’s name. Please clearly indicate if your comments contain commercially sensitive information or, if for some other reason, they should not be disclosed.
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