Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says since 2010, more than 150 people have either died or been seriously injured on two state highways being considered for speed reductions.
Napier-Taupo Rd: NZTA moots dropping SH5 speed limit from 100km/h to 80km/h
12 Apr, 2021 08:25 PM
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Driving down State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō at 80 kilometres per hour?
That s the new speed proposed by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency as part of a series of changes to highways around the Hawke s Bay region.
Waka Kotahi has proposed lowering the speed along the notorious road from 100km/h to 80km/h from Eskdale to just south of Rangitaiki - a distance of about 83km.
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