SH23: Hamilton to Raglan Safety Improvements Information sheet 01: August 2016

Safer roads for safer journeys Plans are underway to make State Highway 23, from Hamilton to Raglan, safer. This project is part of the national Safe Roads and Roadsides programme which aims to prevent 900 deaths and serious injuries on rural state highways over six years.

What are the Deaths and serious injuries over the past decade issues on the road?

SH23 is classiied as a high-risk Between Hamilton and Highbrook (section 1) rural road. The most common 10km 2 people died 30 types of crashes are: 158 were seriously stretch crashes injured » vehicles crossing the centreline » crashing head-on Between Highbrook and (section 2) » losing control on bends 9km 1 person died 11 » 71 were seriously running of the road and stretch crashes injured hitting hazards such as trees, power poles and ditches These kinds of crashes often Between Waitetuna and Raglan (section 3) result in serious injury or death. 21km 2 people died 23 Driving too fast for conditions 162 were seriously stretch crashes is a common factor in many injured crashes on SH23.

What we are proposing to make the road to Raglan safer We want to improve the safety features on the road and roadside on SH23 between Hamilton Open and Raglan. We have divided the road into three sections to review and would like to hear what DAyS you think about our proposals. Between Hamilton Between Between Waitetuna How can I ind out more and Highbrook Way Highbrook Way and Raglan and share my ideas? » install side safety barriers in and Waitetuna » shoulder widening at high-risk high-risk areas to stop » we’re analysing this locations Hall vehicles running of the road section of the » improved signage 25 3pm-7pm » widen the centrelines in areas highway to see what » look for opportunities to make August to reduce head-on crashes safety the road safer for motorcycles improvements are » look for opportunities to make » install side safety barriers in appropriate the road safer for motorcycles high-risk areas to stop Rugby Club » » review speed management we’re also reviewing vehicles running of the road 26 3pm-7pm speed management August » minor intersection » minor intersection on the route. improvements. improvements.

There’s more information on our website: nzta.govt.nz/SH23

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RAGLAN HIGHBROOK WAY TASMAN SEA TO WAITETUNA WHATAWHATA (Section 2)

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WAITETUNA TO RAGLAN MAP LEGEND (Section 3) STATE HIGHWAY LOCAL ROAD URBAN AREA

How does this work it into the government’s road Will landowners be afected? safety strategy? A small amount of land is required to widen the road in some areas. We’ve Improving the safety of rural roads and roadsides is a key action of the started to talk to afected landowners. government’s road safety strategy, Safer Journeys, which is based on the Safe System approach. This approach acknowledges that people make Will there be delays during the construction? mistakes and aims to create a more forgiving transport system where We’ll work hard to keep any disruption to a minimum. mistakes do not result in death or serious injury. The approach looks across the entire road system to improve safety – including the safety Will access to my property be afected if safety of roads and roadsides, vehicles, encouraging safer speeds and driver barriers are installed? behaviour. Gaps in the safety barriers will mean you can access your property easily. Who is delivering these improvements? Will speed management be reviewed? This work is being carried out as part of the government’s Safer Roads and We are having a look at how speed is managed along this route and we are Roadsides programme. The NZ Transport Agency has established the Safe keen to hear your thoughts. Roads Alliance to deliver this programme of work over the next six years. It will make safety improvements to high-risk rural state highways around the country, helping to reduce deaths and serious injuries. What’s happening, and when? Have these road safety improvements been successfully implemented elsewhere? August Public engagement and design Improvements such as shoulder widening, side safety barriers and rumble strips have been systematically tried and tested on other rural state highways. They have been proven to signiicantly contribute to reducing Spring/Summer Waitetuna – Raglan deaths and serious injuries on rural roads. 2016/17 improvements finished your feedback is important to us Your views are important and will help us to design the most efective Work is expected to begin on Late 2017 improvements for this road. After all, as regular users of the road you know other sections of the highway its challenges and understand how any safety improvements could beneit our communities.

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The Safe Roads Alliance is a newly-established delivery arm of the NZ Transport Agency. SH23 - Hamilton to Whatawhata Overview Plan 1 N

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Hamilton

Cemetery Road

Mason Road Whatawhata School Robertson Road Whatawhata Bowman Road 23 GAS Whatawhata Howden Road Karakariki Road Maori Point Road Newcastle Road Jane Cave Road

Lockerbie Lane 23

Wallace Road

Ferguson Road Whatawhata Boarding Key: Kennels & Catteries Sections of side barriers (not across accessways and intersections) Road 39

Wide centreline or lush median

Rumble strips proposed on the centreline along the entire route and along edgelines in high-risk locations

Intersection improvements under consideration SH23 - Waitetuna to Raglan Overview Plan

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Lorenzen Bay

Greenslade Rd Raglan

Okete Rd Te Uku School Otonga Valley Rd

Okete Rd Ohautira Rd Waitetuna River

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Cogswell Rd Okete Rd Te Uku

Maungatawhiri Rd Van Houtte Rd

23 Waitetuna

Te Mata Rd Waitetuna Valley Rd

Key: Sections of side barriers (not across accessways and intersections)

Rumble strips proposed on the centreline along the entire route and along edgelines in high-risk locations

Intersection improvements under consideration