Rodney roads set to be safer with reduced speeds to reflect road conditions
Nineteen roads in Rodney will soon have new speed limits that are safe and appropriate for their design.
The Auckland Transport Board of Directors has amended the Speed Limits Bylaw 2019 - which means more safe and appropriate speed limits will come into force next Monday 31 May, in the Rodney Local Board area.
Auckland Transport’s Executive General Manager of Safety, Bryan Sherritt, says this is another way to make Rodney even safer, following on from changes introduced in June 2020.
“Rodney is the area in Auckland with the highest rate of road death and serious injury. This is simply unacceptable.
“The current speed limits on some of Auckland’s roads are not suitable for existing conditions. Many of our rural roads are twisting, have sharp bends, are hilly, and have narrow unforgiving lanes. Humans are vulnerable and even the best of us make mistakes, the speed of vehicles involved in any crash will determine outcome of the crash, the lower the speeds the more survivable crashes are when they occur. The chances of you or a member of your family surviving a crash that would otherwise be a fatality, or walking away without a debilitating injury, are greatly increased with lower speeds,” Mr Sherritt says.
“No one should have to lose their life simply travelling around our city. The changes continue our work towards our Vision Zero goal of no deaths or serious injuries on our transport system by 2050.
“The roads that are selected are called self-explaining roads - which means drivers already travel at a lower speed due to the road conditions.”
The amendment to the Speed Limits Bylaw 2019 will also see new speed limits on roads in West Auckland.
New speed limit signs will be installed prior to 31 May 2021, but will be uncovered on this date.
From 31 May the new speed limits will be legally enforceable by NZ Police.
List of roads with their new limits:
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Road name |
Section of road |
Speed limit before 31 May 2021 (km/h) |
Speed limit 31 May 2021 onwards (km/h) |
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Rodney Board - South East Warkworth: |
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Hepburn Creek Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Wilson Road |
From Hepburn Creek Road to the eastern end of Wilson Road |
100 |
40 |
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Edwards Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Hodgart Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Rodney Board – Matakana North: |
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Matakana Valley Road |
From No. 216 Matakana Valley Road to No. 960 Matakana Valley Road |
100 |
80 |
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From Smith Road to No. 960 Matakana Valley Road |
100 |
60 |
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Smith Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Ward Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Govan Wilson Road |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Rodney Board – Tawharanui Peninsula: |
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Takatu Road |
From Leigh Road intersection to 2km east of Baddeleys Beach Road |
100 |
80 |
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From 2km east of Baddeleys Beach Road to Tawharanui Regional Park |
100 |
60 |
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Baddeleys Beach Road |
From No. 55 Baddeleys Beach Road to the southern end of Baddeleys Beach Road |
100 |
40 |
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From No. 55 Baddeleys Beach Road to Takatu Road |
100 |
80 |
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Buckleton Road |
Entire length of the road |
60 |
40 |
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Bishop Lane |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Clinton Road |
Entire length of the road |
50 |
40 |
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Kookaburra Drive |
Entire length of the road |
50 |
40 |
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Pigeon Place |
Entire length of the road |
50 |
40 |
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Campbell Road |
Entire length of the road |
50 |
40 |
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Haywood Lane |
Entire length of the road |
100 |
40 |
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Whitmore Road
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From Takatu Road to 1.3km north of Bishop Lane |
100 |
60 |
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From 1.2km north of Bishop Lane to Buckleton Road |
100 |
40 |
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