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Ōtaki to north of Levin project update – July 2021

We’re working to build a new highway for regional and through traffic by the end of the decade, as part of our programme to make travel from Ōtaki to north of Levin safer and more resilient and increase transport choices for the area’s growing population.

We’ve been busy organising drop-in sessions on the upcoming safety improvements on SH1 between Ōtaki and Levin – learn more about the proposed safety improvements below. Meanwhile, construction of the SH57 safety improvements is continuing, so remember to drive carefully around the work site and look out for our contractors on the road.

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The proposed safety improvements for SH1 between Ōtaki and Levin. Click the image to see a larger version of the map.

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Seeking your feedback on SH1 Ōtaki to Levin

We’re hosting public drop-in sessions for you to learn more about the proposed safety improvements on SH1 between Ōtaki and Levin. These improvements will make the corridor safer in the meantime, while work progresses to deliver the new Ōtaki to north of Levin highway within the next decade.

In the five years from 2016 to 2020, there were 25 serious crashes on SH1 between Levin’s southern 80/50 threshold through to Ōtaki’s northern 100/50 threshold. These crashes resulted in seven people dying and 28 people being seriously injured.

We’re seeking feedback on plans to build a new roundabout at the SH1/SH57 intersection, stretches of side and median barriers, wide painted centrelines and turnarounds.

When Transmission Gully and the Peka Peka to Ōtaki expressways are completed, drivers will travel from Wellington to north of Ōtaki on dual-lane, median separated highways. The proposed safety improvements are designed to transition drivers safely from this environment through to the single-lane SH1 north of Ōtaki.

Community feedback will help fine tune the designs for the following proposed safety improvements:

  • The stretches of median barriers between Taylors Road and Manakau are designed to reduce the risk of head-on crashes in this high-risk area, and transition traffic off the expressway environment when travelling north. Three sign-posted turnarounds would provide safe places for traffic to turn right across the highway in these areas.
  • The stretches of wide centrelines between Manakau and Ohau would provide more space between you and oncoming vehicles, while short sections of side barriers in this area protect from roadside hazards such as power poles.
  • The SH1/SH57 roundabout is designed to slow approaching vehicles and make it easier for you to choose the right time to enter flowing traffic.

We’d also like to hear your thoughts on the current speed limits on SH1 between Taylors Road and the 50/70 change north of Levin – just beyond Kawiu Road.

This feedback will determine if a speed limit change will improve safety.

Come and see us at one of our drop-in sessions:

  • Tuesday 20 July, 5pm-6.30pm at Ohau Hall, 14 Muhunoa West Road, Ōhau
  • Tuesday 27 July, 5pm-6.30pm at Ōtaki Memorial Hall, next to Library Ōtaki, Ōtaki
  • Wednesday 28 July, 5pm-7pm at Manakau Community Hall, 12 Mokena Kohere Street, Manakau
  • Saturday 31 July, 10am-2pm at the Ō2NL Project Office, 171 Oxford Street, Levin

The Ō2NL Project Office will be open to the public between 9am-5pm on Thursdays from 15 July-5 August 2021.

You can find out more and have your say online at our website until 11 August 2021.

If you can’t make our drop-in sessions and would like to discuss the project further, please email O2NL@nzta.govt.nz or phone 0508 625 4636.

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Click the video above to see Gioja's story.

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Building the new highway ‘a must have’

Kuku resident Gioja Townshend has lived next to SH1 for 17 years and welcomes safety improvements on SH1.

Gioja says while this investment in safety is positive news, the decision to continue building the new highway will make an even bigger difference.

“Building the new highway is quite simply the most essential safety and road network improvement for our region. It’s not a nice to have, it’s a must have.”

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Levin resident Holly is one of the locals working on our SH57 safety improvements and is responsible for traffic management at the work site.

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Work progressing on SH57/Queen St roundabout

Construction is well underway on the SH57/Queen St roundabout. On Thursday 22 July, traffic around the site will switch to a temporary bypass road until late this year - depending on weather. The speed limit on the temporary road is 30km/h.

Please obey speed limit signs in the work area, to help keep Holly and the rest of our team safe. We appreciate your patience while this important work is carried out.

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For more information on the Ōtaki to north of Levin programme, contact us at O2NL@nzta.govt.nz or call 0508 625 4636.

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