Hatepe to Halletts Bay, 240m north of Rereahu Avenue to 3.075km south of Rereahu Avenue, Hatepe The variable speed limit will be displayed on electronic signs located outside the school at 470m north of Hurae Road and 120m north of Hurae Road. it may also operate for 10 minutes at any other time when there is school-related activity.20 minutes at the end of school, beginning no earlier than five minutes before the end of school.35 minutes before the start of school until the start of school, and.The variable speed limit will lower the speed limit from 60km/h outside the school to 40km/h at peak school traffic times which are: Waitahanui, 1.33km north of Hurae Road to 80m south of Wairau AvenueĦ0km/h with variable speed limit of 40km/h New permanent speed limitsįrom 12 October 2020, new permanent speed limits will come into effect on SH1 from Waitahanui (south of Taupō) to Turangi. During holiday periods there is a significant increase in the number of people in the area, including holidaymakers, cyclists, anglers, boaties and campervans visiting the various rest areas, camping grounds and holiday homes dotted along the lake’s edge. For many, SH1 is also the ‘street’ they live on and the place they call home. It is also used by people commuting between Taupō and Turangi and various other settlements along the eastern lake edge. This section of SH1 forms part of the main north-south spine of the state highway network and is used to shift freight and people from one end of the North Island to the other, and the various locations in between. There are numerous roadside hazards along the route such as large trees and roadside drains, including a particularly winding and tortuous section adjacent to Lake Taupō north of Motutere. The current speed limits are generally 100km/h through the rural sections of the corridor and 70km/h through the various settlements such as Waitahanui and Motuoapa. This route is identified as a high risk roads. Waka Kotahi is always looking for ways to improve the safety of our roads. Between October and November 2019, Waka Kotahi consulted with stakeholders and the public on the safe and appropriate speeds for sections SH1 from Taupō Airport through to Turangi, in the Waikato region.
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