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Priority lanes would be added to this stretch of Waimea Rd, and the existing traffic lights are proposed to be removed and replaced with signalised intersections at Hampden St and Van Dieman St.
Priority lanes on major routes have been chosen as the long-term fix for Nelson's transport problems, with the controversial inland route dropped.
A long awaited programme for the Nelson Future Access project, released on Friday by Waka Kotahi-New Zealand Transport Agency, proposes priority lanes for Waimea Rd and Tahunanui Dr as long-term options, indicated as a 15-year timeline.
In the meantime the agency is proposing a number of short-term fixes over the next three years, including new cycle paths, more traffic lights and measures to reduce “rat-running”.