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Making SH16 between Brigham Creek and Waimauku safer
Thanks to everyone who came along to our open days in August and September – we had some great conversations about how we can make your stretch of road safer.
What you told us
Around 150 people attended the three events and close to 100 feedback forms were completed. The feedback showed there’s support for the safety improvements we’ve planned for your road, particularly the roundabout at the Coatesville Riverhead Highway and the extra lanes.
It also showed us that a lot of people want to know that wider safety and congestion problems will get sorted after we make these improvements. People also wanted to better understand how we can make your road safer by putting in flexible safety barriers.
We listened to what you said
We’ve listened to what you’ve told us. You can take a look at a summary of the feedback we have received here.
How we’re making SH16 safer
We’re looking at making these improvements:
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Putting in flexible road safety barriers to catch drivers who leave their lane before hitting something harder like trees, poles, ditches or other vehicles. Flexible barriers will be installed along the road except Taupaki and Kumeu.
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Adding extra lanes between Brigham Creek and Taupaki roundabout (four lanes, two in each direction) to help improve travel times in the short-term, ahead of a longer term project to reduce hold-ups on this road.
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Putting in a flush median, which is a painted area in the middle of the road to give you more room and a safe place to wait before turning, while traffic can continue to flow.
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Building a roundabout at the SH16/Coatesville Riverhead Highway intersection to help traffic flow better and make it safer to turn.
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Between Huapai and Waimauku, we are considering a safer and more appropriate speed, widening bridges that are too narrow and making it safer to turn into Foster, Station and Factory Roads.
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Creating a two-metre wide road shoulder so there’s more space for pedestrians and people who cycle.
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