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Lower speeds in Rodney

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June 15, 2020 9:20am

Local Matters


Jun 15, 2020 9:20am

New lower speed limits on more than 600 roads in Rodney, Franklin and central Auckland will come into force on June 30.

The new limits are part of Auckland Transport’s (AT) Safe Speeds programme, which aims to bring deaths and serious injuries on the Auckland road network to zero by 2050.

AT executive general manager of safety Bryan Sherritt says in 2018, 54 people died on Auckland roads and an additional 595 were seriously injured. In each of these crashes, speed determined the seriousness of the injury.

He says roads in Auckland’s rural areas are tricky to navigate – even for experienced drivers – with sharp bends, narrow high-speed lanes and low visibility.

In Rodney, between 2014 and 2018, there were 108 serious injuries, including fatalities.  

To see affected Rodney Roads visit: at.govt.nz/projects-roadworks/vision-zero-for-the-greater-good/safe-speeds-programme/speed-limit-changes-around-auckland/

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