Flexible median barrier is a key part of this project.
Flexible median barrier puts something between you and an oncoming car, truck, or motorcycle. This means that if someone loses control or drifts across the centreline, the result isn’t a deadly head-on crash.
Many of the crashes on SH3 between Waitara and Bell Block are head-on or at intersections so the combination of median barrier and roundabouts will significantly reduce the risk of these types of crashes.
Flexible median barrier is being installed along SH3 between Waitara and Bell Block in sections.
The first section of median barrier is complete and starts from approximately 300m west of the intersection of SH3 and Bayly Street and ends approximately 40m east of the Mamaku Road intersection. This section of median barrier does not impact on access to properties or side roads.
We have yet to confirm the locations for flexible median barrier along the rest of the route. We will engage with businesses and landowners in the area before locations are confirmed.
