This project will improve road and roadside safety on SH5 between Tarukenga and Ngongotahā and reduce congestion at the SH5/SH36 roundabout.
Major works along SH5 Tarukenga to Ngongotahāhave been completed.
New roundabout traffic lights
Roundabout metering will be upgraded to help improve traffic flow in early-2022. Traffic lights will be operating on SH5 for traffic approaching the SH5/SH36 Ngongotahā roundabout from Hamilton. The traffic lights will be phased to ease queues on SH36 when it is busy – predominantly during the weekday morning peak.
The lights will only operate when traffic queues activate the metering. When this happens, the lights will turn amber then red to stop the vehicles, allowing traffic from the busiest road to enter the roundabout. The traffic lights will have amber and red lights only – no green.
SH5, from Tarukenga (near Lake View Golf Course) to the SH5/SH36 Ngongotahā roundabout, has been identified as a rural road which can be made safer.
From 2015 – 2019, six people lost their lives or were seriously injured on this stretch of road. Most of these crashes were caused by vehicles running off the road or head-on collisions.
To reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on New Zealand roads, Waka Kotahi will deliver proven and effective safety interventions to make our roads safer for all users.
These safety improvements are being delivered as part of Road to Zero, to reduce the number of people killed and seriously injured on New Zealand's roads.
This project received $14 million in funding from the regional package of the NZ Upgrade Programme and $1 million from the Waka Kotahi Speed and Infrastructure Programme.
This investment will improve safety along the rural state highway and reduce congestion at the SH5/SH36 roundabout.
With the focus on making the highway safer and reducing congestion at the roundabout, the improvements include:
The SH5/SH36 Ngongotahā roundabout upgrade includes:
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