This project will improve road safety on State Highway 22 between the Drury turn off from SH1 and Paerata township.
We’re working to make State Highway 22 (SH22) between Drury and Paerata safer.
We know this stretch of road is an important link for people driving to work as well as for freight, but unsafe passing lanes and poor visibility at intersections make it difficult for drivers.
Between 2009 and 2018, there were 212 crashes on this stretch of road. 7 people were killed and 42 people were seriously injured.
Something has to change.
There are ways we can improve the road to prevent crashes like these, and to make sure that if a crash happens, people are less likely to be killed or seriously injured.
We’re looking at making these improvements:
As part of the proposed safety improvements, and review of speed limits, we engaged with the local community and key stakeholders in 2017 and 2018 to understand people’s views on current and proposed speed limits along this corridor. In October and November 2019, we formally consulted with the public on proposed speed limit changes on State Highway 22 between Drury Interchange and Paerata.
We thank everyone who provided feedback on this speed review. The insights received by partners, stakeholders, the local community and road users offers us valuable information to ensure speeds are safe and appropriate for the state highway and everyone who uses it.
We used the information gathered through consultation and our technical review process and our decision on the speed limit changes is to implement the speeds that we proposed during the consultation. The new permanent speed limits will come into effect on 30 June 2020.
Location | Existing speed limit | New speed limits (come into effect on 30 June 2020) |
SH22 Drury interchange
|
70km/h | 60km/h |
SH22 Drury interchange to Paerata
|
100km/h | 80km/h |
SH22 Paerata township
|
70km/h | 60km/h |