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- Who are we
- Our projects
- Other project sites currently being developed
- Maps showing project sites
- How we’re making rural roads safer
- Get in touch
Who we are
Made up of the NZ Transport Agency and infrastructure consultancies Beca , Bloxam, Burnett & Olliver (BBO) and Northern Civil Consulting (NCC) , Safe Roads will work with stakeholders to deliver timely and tangible improvements to New Zealand roads, helping to reduce deaths and serious injuries. Safe Roads has been established to deliver a programme of road and roadside safety improvements to the State Highway Network over six years.
The Safe Roads and Roadsides programme is one of four components of the Safe System approach which was introduced to New Zealand through Safer Journeys , the government’s strategy to guide improvements in road safety over a 10-year period.
The national programme of improvement works is overseen by the team in Hamilton while projects are managed regionally through its partner offices in Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Whangarei and Christchurch.
Our projects
- SH3 Ohaupo to Te Awamutu
- SH37/SH3 to Waitomo
- SH11 Airfield to Lily Pond
- SH30 Te Teko to Awakeri
- SH3/SH37 to Te Kuiti
- SH12 Dargaville to Tokatoka
- SH1B Taupiri to Gordonton
- SH34/SH30 to Kawerau
- SH27/SH26 to SH24
- SH23 Hamilton to Raglan
- SH16 Brigham Creek to Waimauku
- SH1 Bombay to Hampton Downs
- SH1 Cambridge to Piarere
- SH5 Wairakei to Mihi to SH38
- SH3 Awakino to Mt Messenger Corridor
- SH2 Wainui Road to Ōpōtiki
- SH33 Te Ngae Junction to Paengaroa
- SH22/SH1 (Drury) to Paerata
- SH27 Mangawhero Stream Bridge
- SH3 Waitara to SH3A, part of SH3 Waitara to Bell Block
- SH1 Dunedin to Mosgiel
- SH2 Whakatiki Street Intersection
- SH7 Waipara to Waikari
- SH57/SH1 to Shannon
- SH2 Waihi to Omokoroa
- SH30 Owhata to Te Ngae Junction
- SH5 Tarukenga to Ngongotaha
- SH1 Weld Pass
Other project sites currently being developed
Auckland/Northland
- SH1 Dome Valley Safety Improvements
- SH1/SH12 to Wellsford
- SH1/SH15 to Schultz Rd
- SH1 Whangarei to Te Hana
- Key Corridor Safety Retrofit Programme
Waikato/Bay of Plenty
- SH1 Key corridor safety retrofit programme
- SH3 Te Awamutu to Otorohanga
- SH3 Hamilton to Ohaupo
- SH29 Pairere to Tauranga
- SH1 Pairere to Wairakei
- SH1 Wairakei to Waiouru
- SH2 Paeroa to Waihi PBC
Central
- SH2 Masterton to Carterton
- SH2 Pakipaki to Waipukurau
- SH2 Wairoa to Bay View
- SH2 Mount Bruce
- SH3 New Plymouth to Hawera
- SH6 Blenheim to Nelson
SH1 Weld Pass
Southern
- SH1 Oamaru to Dunedin
- SH1 Ashley to Belfast
- SH1 Rakia to Ashburton
- SH1 Rangitata to Timaru
- SH88 Dunedin to Port Chalmers
- SH1 Mosgiel to Balclutha
- SH74 Marshlands to Burwood
Take a look at our Safe Roads and Roadsides - Indicative Investment Programme for more detail.
Maps showing project sites
How we’re making rural roads safer
Flexible road safety barriers
Head-on and run-off road crashes account for 75 percent of death and serious injury crashes in New Zealand. Installing flexible road safety barriers along centre-lines and roadsides has been shown to significantly reduce these types of crashes. They work by acting as a net, catching vehicles that leave their lane before they hit something less forgiving – like other vehicles or trees, poles and ditches on the side of the road.
Wider centre-lines
Widening the centre-line is a deceptively simple way to steer drivers away from each other. Separating the traffic this way has been proven to reduce serious crashes by up to 20 percent by giving fatigues or distracted drivers an extra couple of seconds to regain concentration and correct a mistake before crossing over into the opposing lane.
Rumble strips
Rumble strips are a cost-effective way of reducing head-on and run-off road crashes. The raised markings give off a loud rumble when a vehicle comes into contact with them. This helps give distracted drivers a wake-up call if they stray across the line. Rumble strips can reduce head-on and run-off road crashes by 30 percent and crashes resulting in people dying by 42 percent.
Signs and road markings
Good signage and road markings create a more readable road and warn drivers of risks they need to prepare for further down the road such as intersections, stop signs and sharp curves. The right signs in the right place can reduce crashes by up to 57 percent.
Shoulder widening
A wider sealed shoulder provides recovery room for drivers who lose control or need to take evasive action. This can reduce crashes by up to 35 percent.
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