While we work to deliver the new highway, we’re making the existing state highway safer now.
Speeds
This work included the introduction of new speeds to sections of State Highway 1 and State Highway 57 between Ōtaki and north of Levin.
The government’s new Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024 (the Rule) requires changes to speed limits on some roads implemented since Jan 2020, including SH1 and SH57.
You can find out more on the speed reversals page:
Speed reversals and consultation - transitional changes in 2024-25 web page
Safety improvements
Safety improvement projects underway:
