\u201cBy reducing the speed of oncoming traffic through high-risk intersections we can give everyone more time to react, which reduces the chances of crashes occurring, and reduces the severity of any crashes which do occur.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Intersection Speed Zones in the region were proposed to be installed at the following locations:<\/p>\n
-SH5 SH28 (Whites Rd) \u2013 Put\u0101ruru area <\/p>\n
-SH39 Tuhikaramea Rd \u2013 West Waikato <\/p>\n
-SH27 Kereone Rd\/Diagonal Rd \u2013 Waharoa area <\/p>\n
-SH29 Taotaoroa Rd\/Totman Rd \u2013 Karapiro <\/p>\n
-SH5\/30\/Waipa State Mill Rd \u2013 Rotorua <\/p>\n
-SH30\/34\/Greive Rd \u2013 Te Teko area<\/p>\n
SH33 Maniatutu Rd \u2013 Lake Rotoiti, \u014ckere Falls area <\/p>\n
Under the proposal, speeds on these state highways would drop from 100km\/h to 60km\/h on the approaches to the intersections when the Intersection Speed Zone was triggered by traffic approaching from or turning into the adjoining side roads. <\/p>\n
The reduced speed limits would remain in effect while the turning or crossing manoeuvre was in progress, giving all road users increased reaction time and safer conditions. <\/p>\n
After the manoeuvre was completed, the sign resets to the standard speed limit. <\/p>\n
Speed limit proposals \u2013 Bay of Plenty<\/p>\n
NZTA was also currently consulting on a proposal to reduce the speed limit on an 830m stretch of SH33 between \u014ckere Falls and Mourea from 100km\/h to 80km\/h, as well as on the proposal to set speed limits of 50km\/h for the on and off ramps at the new Wair\u0101kei Interchange (P\u0101p\u0101moa East) and the Rangiuru Interchange on the Tauranga Eastern Link.<\/p>\n
NZTA welcomed submissions on the speeds proposed.<\/p>\n
To make a submission and for further information on the proposed new Intersection Speed Zones and other speed limit proposals in the region, visit: nzta.govt.nz\/new-speed-reviews-under-the-2024-rule<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cBy reducing the speed of oncoming traffic through high-risk intersections we can give everyone more time to react,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219238,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2840,682,10666,18957,305,26755,20384,23420,55838,50371,111,43,139,69,16488,90,384,1562,29056,6695,1327,27950,202,25093,13672,165,11226,1524,30209],"class_list":["post-219237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-zealand","tag-across","tag-being","tag-cuts","tag-feedback","tag-have","tag-highway","tag-highways","tag-intersection","tag-intersections","tag-limit","tag-new-zealand","tag-news","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-nzta","tag-on","tag-people","tag-plenty","tag-proposed","tag-regions","tag-rotorua","tag-seeks","tag-seven","tag-speed","tag-state","tag-their","tag-urged","tag-waikato","tag-zones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219237"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219237\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}