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Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme

As part of our commitment to make Auckland’s roads safer, Auckland Transport (AT) is implementing new speed limits in a number of areas. These areas include rural roads, newly built roads, areas where development is already happening, or areas where we are being proactive and preparing for future development, and around schools.

Project status: Partially complete / Consultation
Project zone: Region wide

Project overview

Speed limits have to match the conditions of the road and environment.

For example, rural roads are often unsealed, have unsegregated lanes, can be windy and narrow, and even experienced drivers can make mistakes. We have taken into account the layout and geometry of the roads and the surrounding land use to make an informed decision to reduce the speed limit. We consider the new speed limits to be safe and appropriate speeds.

In urban areas, or where development is taking place, we have to prepare for an increase in traffic numbers and vulnerable road users, or improve safety for the road users already there. More houses and shops mean more people. If the circumstances (such as land use) change, we have to change the speed limit to suit the change and create a safe environment.

It will take time and investment to upgrade or engineer the road network to a standard where the impact of a crash is minimised. In addition to being a critical component of road safety, reducing speed is a cost effective, efficient and immediate way we can reduce the chances of accidents, and improve the outcome for people involved in a crash.

As part of the Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme in 2018, we proposed new speed limits for certain roads in the areas below.

Speed limit changes

Project outcome

Most of the roads that we previously consulted on under our Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme have already had their speed limits reduced. Many of which were implemented on 30 June 2020 as part of the roll out of the Speed Limits Bylaw 2019. For information on the implementation of new speed limits on the roads from the Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme:

Download the Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme 2018 outcome (PDF 225KB, 10 pages).

However, there are 26 roads that were part of the 2018 Safe Speeds Accelerate Programme that we have had to review the speed limits for afresh under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2017. We are currently seeking public feedback on the proposed speed limit changes for these roads which are spread across the following areas:

  • Swanson
  • Massey
  • Warkworth
  • Matakana
  • Tāwharanui Peninsula

Find out more information about these proposed changes.

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