The review follows new speed management guidelines issued by the Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency in 2016. “Ten or twenty kilometres per hour can be the difference between serious injury and getting home on time,” David Langford, NPDC group manager planning and infrastructure, said in a statement. Council figures for 2019 showed six deaths on district highways, two of which took place on roads under NPDC control. There were also 49 serious accidents – including 34 on local roads – and 197 minor crashes, 34 of which were on routes under NPDC management. “Before we draw up any formal proposals for speed limit changes, we want to hear what locals think,” Langford added.
The backlog of partially treated wastewater overflowing at a Taranaki sewage treatment pond has been cleared after heavy rainfall caused it to spill into a nearby stream.
Holdom said $2.2m had already been spent on the project “and the agency was going back to the drawing board”. The New Plymouth District Council was “ready to go”, he said, but was waiting for Waka Kotahi to make a decision to begin the project. “My message to them is to step up and not give us half-arsed designs we have already seen.” Waka Kotahi had looked at more options to improve safety at the four intersections, Linda Stewart, its regional relationships director, said in an emailed release. The roundabouts are planned for De Havilland Drive/Airport Drive, Princess Street, Waitara Road, and Mountain Rd from SH3A.
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