New speed limit plan for schools and rural roads

Louise Johnston has long campaigned for lower speeds outside rural schools.

Speed limits around all local schools and colleges will be reduced to 30kph – at least at drop-off and pick-up times – if a new draft speed management plan for Auckland gets the go-ahead after public consultation next month.

Katoa, Ka Ora, which means ‘all will survive’, focuses on implementing safe speed limits around more than 350 Auckland schools, but it will also mean speed reductions on many more rural roads in the Rodney area if approved.

Rodney Local Board has long advocated for speed limit parity betw...