Waka Kotahi and local authorities are making safety improvements to contribute towards a safe transport system that is forgiving of mistakes, and reduces unnecessary harm on our roads.
Below are some examples of road safety improvements made across the country to save lives and prevent serious injuries on our roads.
The Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) is improving the safety of the road between Queenstown and Glenorchy by installing of over 9km of roadside safety barriers.
Dunedin City Council have made upgrades across three intersections (Church Street/Green Island, Tainui Road/Magdala Street/Dundonald Street and Russell Street/Arthur Street), improving safety for people walking and cycling.
In 2019, Hamilton City Council invested $1.5 million to upgrade the Anglesea and Bryce Street intersection with a proven safety intervention known as a raised safety platform. The busy transport and business hub has thousands of road users everyday and to help keep everyone safe, HCC saw value in upgrading the intersection to reflect best practice Safe System principles. This project won the council the 2021 TRAFINZ Safety Leadership Award.
Waka Kotahi and Hamilton Council co-funded the $1.2 million project to improve safety on the road, delivering an urban roundabout with raised platforms on all approaches and off-road shared path facilities on each of the corners as a safe route for vulnerable road users.
Growth on the outskirts of Hamilton City in Horsham Downs has changed the previous rural environment to an increasingly urbanised environment with increased traffic volumes, commercial activity and heavy vehicles.
Waimakiri District Council improved safety at the high risk intersection of Fernside and Flaxton Road by transforming a stop-controlled T intersection with a safe system roundabout.
Waka Kotahi and Christchurch City Council have invested $7.25 million dollars to install 3km of side barrier and wider sealed shoulders at high-risk locations along Dyers Pass Road, a very popular motorcycling and cycling route, to improve safety.
Selwyn District Council has improved safety at the Blakes Road and Shands Road intersection by installing a dual lane rural roundabout to reduce the chances of a crash happening and slowing vehicle speeds if a crash was to occur. The new dual lane rural roundabout and upgraded road layout in Prebbleton is complete.
To improve safety at this intersection Waka Kotahi and Selwyn District Council partnered together to deliver a dual lane rural roundabout. The $5 million-dollar safe system upgrade is due for completion soon.
