Making SH2 between Ngāūranga and Featherston safer
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Over the next few years, we’ll be making some important safety improvements on State Highway 2 between Ngāūranga and Featherston, and we’re keen to let you know what’s happening.
Improving safety on New Zealand roads is a priority for Waka Kotahi. New Zealand’s road safety strategy, Road to Zero 2020-2030, tells us what the country needs to do to make our roads safer. It also sets us on a path to achieve Vision Zero, where no one is killed or seriously injured on our roads.
SH2 is an important, busy road that carries large volumes of people and products every day, connecting Wellington and the Hutt Valley to Wairarapa and beyond.
Over ten years, from 2011-2020 (Crash Analysis System data) there were 2,313 crashes along this highway. These crashes killed 15 people and left 149 people seriously injured. In 2020, there were four people killed, the highest number in the 10-year period.
We need to make changes so that everyone can get around our region safely. Because of this, we’re proposing targeted changes to speed limits, and carrying out physical safety improvements on SH2 between Ngāūranga and Featherston. Consultation on changes to speed limits is taking place now as part of our nationwide Interim State Highway Speed Management Plan.
View detailed information about safety improvements for SH2 from Ngāūranga to Featherston
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