Chance to comment on proposed changes to Chch speed limits
29 August 2003
Christchurch City Council has agreed to take proposed changes to speed
limits on selected roads in the city out for wider consultation with communities
and other stakeholders.
Ongoing monitoring of traffic speeds by Council as well as feedback
from the public and Community Boards has identified a number of
changes that should be made to speed limits on some roads around the city.
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The growth of new subdivisions and development of rural and semi-rural
areas around Christchurch will result in some speed limits being reduced.
More use is being made of 60km/h and 80km/h speed limits to reflect changing
road environments and increased traffic volumes on arterial roads,” says
Brian Neill, Council traffic engineer.
Preliminary discussions on the proposed changes have been held
with representatives from the Police, New Zealand Automobile
Association, the Land Transport Safety Authority, Transit New
Zealand and the
Road Transport Forum.
An information brochure explaining the proposed changes will be distributed
to the communities affected and other stakeholder organisations. Once feedback
has been received, it will be reported to the relevant Community Boards
and forwarded to the October 2003 meeting of the Sustainable Transport and
Utilities Committee for consideration and action.
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