Project Number: 5-P1362.00 Taihape-Napier Road Corridor Management Plan 16 October 2020 CONFIDENTIAL DRAFT FOR COMMENT Contact Details Matt Evis WSP Level 4 The Square Centre 478 Main Street PO Box 1472 Palmerston North 4410 +64 6 350 2500 +64 21 245 0547 [email protected] Document Details: Date: 16th October 2020 Reference: 5-P1362.00 Status: Draft Prepared by Matt Evis Reviewed by Phil Harrison Approved for release by Campbell Ogilvie ©WSP New Zealand Limited 2020 i Document History and Status Revision Date Author Reviewed by Approved by Status A 16/10/2020 M Evis P Harrison C Ogilvie Draft Revision Details Revision Details A Draft report for client comment ©WSP New Zealand Limited 2020 ii Contents Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Disclaimers and Limitations ................................................................................................................................................................................. 2 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Study Area............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Assessment Against Performance Expectations ................................................................................................................. 4 Strategic Responses ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Implementation Plan ................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 Funding .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Summary of Next Steps ........................................................................................................................................................................... 8 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Purpose of CMP ................................................................................................................................................................................ 9 1.2 Strategic Background ................................................................................................................................................................. 9 1.3 Study Area ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 1.4 Route Segmentation ................................................................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Information Sources .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 1.6 Report Content ................................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Part A – Strategic Context .................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2 Existing Conditions...................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1 Transport Context .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2 Surrounding Environment and Land Use .................................................................................................................18 2.3 One Network Road Classification ....................................................................................................................................18 2.4 Transport Characteristics ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 3 Mobility Performance .............................................................................................................................................................................. 24 3.1 Resilience ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 3.2 Optimal Speeds ............................................................................................................................................................................. 27 3.3 Key Findings ......................................................................................................................................................................................29 4 Safety Performance .................................................................................................................................................................................. 30 4.1 Crash History .................................................................................................................................................................................... 30 4.2 Safety Performance (Crash Risk) ...................................................................................................................................... 33 4.3 Key Findings ......................................................................................................................................................................................35 5 Amenity Performance ............................................................................................................................................................................ 36 ©WSP New Zealand Limited 2020 iii 5.1 Road Surface Condition ......................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2 Tourism and Recreation......................................................................................................................................................... 36 5.2.1 Passing Opportunities ................................................................................................................................................ 37 5.2.2 Rest Areas ............................................................................................................................................................................. 37 5.2.3 Signage and Wayfinding Provisions .............................................................................................................. 38 5.3 Key Findings ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 39 6 Accessibility Performance ................................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.1 50Max Capability ......................................................................................................................................................................... 40 6.2 National Cycling Route ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 6.3 Key Findings ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 42 Part B – Corridor Strategy .................................................................................................................................................................................... 43 7 Part B Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 43 8 Route Strategy / Interventions .........................................................................................................................................................