Press Release – NZ Transport Agency A significant milestone in transport planning will take place next week when the Nelson Future Access (NFA) project seeks Nelson City Council support for its preferred programme to enable a final round of engagement to commence. The NFA project is led …
A significant milestone in transport planning will take place next week when the Nelson Future Access (NFA) project seeks Nelson City Council support for its preferred programme to enable a final round of engagement to commence.
The NFA project is led by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) with Nelson City Council (NCC) as a key Project Partner.
Friday, 7 May 2021, 3:49 pm
A significant milestone in transport planning will take
place next week when the Nelson Future Access (NFA) project
seeks Nelson City Council support for its preferred
programme to enable a final round of engagement to
commence.
The NFA project is led by Waka Kotahi NZ
Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi) with Nelson City Council
(NCC) as a key Project Partner.
The preferred
programme recommends a refined version of the Priority Lanes
package as the best long-term transport solution for Nelson.
Priority Lanes was one of three options presented to the
community in June 2020.
The Priority Lanes solution
scored best overall against assessment criteria compared
Napier-Taupō Rd speed review: SH5 and 51 consultation period extended
7 May, 2021 04:06 AM
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The consultation period for the State Highway 5 and SH51 speed review has been extended by four weeks. Photo / Warren Buckland
The consultation period for the State Highway 5 and SH51 speed review has been extended by four weeks. Photo / Warren Buckland
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Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has extended its consultation period for the State Highway 5 and SH51 speed review by four weeks.
It s also apologised for its calculation that suggested the average travel time on Napier-Taupō Rd would go up by less than a minute.
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NZTA s proposed speed limits for Napier-Taupo Road. (File pic) Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and chair of the Hawke’s Bay Regional Transport Committee Martin Williams said the proposal was a cheap trick , “cynical” and was not the answer to improving safety. They said the real issue was years of under-investment and the “irresponsible behaviour by a small minority of the driving public”. Waka Kotahi director of regional relationships Emma Speight said a technical assessment had found that although the posted speed limit between Rangitaiki and Esk Valley was 100km/h, the mean speed that people traveled was 81km/h, meaning that lowering the limit would increase the average travel time by less than a minute.
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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”.