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.

Current state highway projects

As at 1 November 2023

Projects included are those that have funding for design or construction.

Region Project
Northland

SH1 Loop Road

SH1 Whangārei to Wellsford

Auckland

SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku safety improvements

SH22/SH1 Drury to Paerata corridor

Waikato

SH1 Cambridge to Piarere

SH1 Piarere to Taupō

SH1 Taupō to Hātepe

SH1 East Taupō Arterial

SH1 Waikato Expressway – Ngāruawāhia and Rangiriri sections remedial works

SH23/SH39 intersection

SH29 Piarere to SH28

SH3/Raynes Road intersection

SH5 Tirau to Tarukenga

SH1C Hamilton intersections (Killarney Road and Norton Road roundabout)

SH27/Pitt Street safety improvements

Bay of Plenty

SH2 Waihī to Ōmokoroa

SH2 Ōmokoroa to Te Puna

SH33 Te Ngae Junction to Paengaroa

SH30/SH33 Te Ngae Junction

SH2 Wainui Road to Ōpōtiki

SH30 Awakeri to Whakatāne

Hawke’s Bay

Gisborne

SH5 Taupō to Matea Road

SH51 Napier to Hastings

SH51 Clive pedestrian crossing improvements

SH35 Tatapouri right hand turn

Taranaki

SH3/3A New Plymouth to Hāwera (includes SH3 New Plymouth to Egmont Village)

SH54 Spotswood Pedestrian crossing

SH3 Inglewood to Hawera

SH3 Te Kuiti to Hannahs Curve

SH3 Urenui to Waitara

SH3 Mt Messenger to Awakino

Manawatū–Whanganui

SH1 Ōtaki to north of Levin

  • SH1 Ōtaki to north of Levin – Southern
  • SH1 Ōtaki to north of Levin – Northern

SH1/SH3 Bulls to Sanson

SH3 Whanganui to Bulls

SH2 Woodville to Mangatainoka

SH3 Nukumaru to Whanganui

SH1 Mangaweka to Vinegar Hill

SH1 Taihape to Mangaweka

SH3 Rangitikei Street / Featherston Street

SH2 Mangatera Hill Guardrail

SH3 Stewart Road

Wellington

SH2 Wairarapa highway improvements

SH2 Hutt Valley and Remutaka

SH58 safety improvements

Te Ara Tupua – walking and cycling link

Mackays to Peka Peka corridor improvements

Marlborough

SH6 Blenheim to Nelson

Canterbury

SH1 North Canterbury (Ashley to Belfast)

SH73 West Melton to Yaldhurst

SH1 Templeton to Selwyn River

SH1 Selwyn River to Ashburton

SH1 Hinds to Rangitata

SH1 Timaru to St Andrews

West Coast

SH6/SH69 to Charleston

Otago–Southland

SH1 Elles Road

SH1 Oamaru to Dunedin

SH6 Hardware Lane to McDowell Drive

SH6 Wānaka to Luggate

SH88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers

SH1 Mosgiel to Balclutha

  • Allanton to Waihola
  • Milton to Lakeside Road

SH6 Winton to Invercargill

SH6 Makarewa River to Wilsons Crossing Road