This project will make State Highway 1 between Mosgiel and Balclutha safer for everyone. Possible safety improvements could include flexible safety barriers along the roadside, better road markings and signage.
We’re investigating ways to make State Highway 1 between Mosgiel and Balclutha safer.
SH1 is the main link between Dunedin and Southland. It’s an important road for freight and is used by a lot of tourists. This 63km section of SH1 starts at the end of the Southern Motorway at Mosgiel, South of Dunedin, and connects several small communities.
Parts of this stretch of road are long and straight, while other sections are more rolling and winding. Drivers can be caught by unexpected corners or bends, and this has led to crashes.
Between 2006 and 2015, 12 people were killed and 66 were seriously injured in crashes on this stretch of road. Many of these crashes happened when drivers ran off the road and hit trees or power poles. There have also been head-on crashes.
We want to make changes so that simple mistakes don’t result in someone dying or being seriously injured.
There are ways we can make this road safer and help prevent more crashes from happening. We are considering: