Part 9 - Western Bay of Plenty District Council

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SUBMISSION FORM
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SUBMISSION NUMBER
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27 FEB 2015
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TE PUKE ROAD CORRIDOR
SUBMISSIONFORM 63 STATE HIGHWAY 2 (SH2) REVOCATION - SPEED LIMITS
TE PUK[ ROAD CORRIDOR PROPOSED NEW SPEED LIMITS
Please show which speed limit(s) you support or oppose by ticking the correct box below:
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District boundary: Domain Rd Interchange
20om west of Collins Lane
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13om west of Te Puke Quarry Rd
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13om west of Te Puke Quarry Rd
3oom east of King St
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3oom east of King St
East end of Waiari Stream Bridge
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East end of Walari Stream Bridge
35m east of Kenana Rd
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35m east of Kenana Road
loom east of Kaituna River Bridge
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loom east of Kaituna River Bridge
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Catherine McKerras
From: Have Your Say
Sent: Friday, 27 February 2015 2:01 PM
To: Catherine McKerras
Subject: FW: Re Te Puke speed limits
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Sent: Friday, 27 February 2015 12:54 PM
To: Have Your Say
Subject: Re Te Puke speed limits
Reasons for lowering of speed limits followed by my comments.
1) Significantly improve the survivability of crashes that occur on this road.
This will become much less of a concern with the lesser traffic reduction of 30 %
The lower volume of heavy traffic obviously will make this route much safer to drive on.
2) Allows motorists to turn easier, to and more safely onto and off the road.
The aproaches to and from the 3 intersections are adequately situated and a lesser traffic volume will cause
motorists no concerns turning on or off the
3 side roads..
3) Encourage the right vehicles to use the right roads.
This is irrelevant. The bulk of north bound traffic from Te Puke will enter the Tauranga Eastern link at the Domain
Rd on ramp.
Who would choose a longer route to the motor way?
4) Provide safer access for cyclists and predestrians. I feel that this statement is irrelevant.
The about 1.3 wide shoulder on the road is markedly wider than many shoulders on rural roads.
This is also of benefit to predestrians.
5) Better reflect the purpose of this road as an access to and from Te Puke rather than a route through Te Puke.
This statement is contradictory to the points raised. As indicated a marked drop in traffic volume will encourage
users to make use of it.
6) The current average speed on the roads 100 km section is 88/Kmh.
It is obvious at present that motorists are held up by heavy traffic. With the anticipated removal of 30% of the
current traffic flow, motorists can safely drive at the designated speed of 100 km.
7) A reduction by 30 % of mostly heavy traffic on a good stretch of road, with a long straight and sweeping bends, will
surely bejust as safe to drive on at 100km, as any similar road in New Zealand.
Please consider these reasons objectively.
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RJ & DS MATTHEWS
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The Mayor
WBOPDC
Private Bag 12803
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DISTRICT COUNCIL
TAURANGA 3143
Dear Sir
SUBMISSION TO WESTERN BAY DISTRICT COUNCIL ­ SPEED LIMIT CHANGES FROM
PAENGAROA TO TAURANGA ROAD
The current road will have reduced traffic and much less heavy traffic, yet unbelievably,
speed limits will be reduced because of less pressure!
Here are some questions we, as rate payers, would like answered please:
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Were the speed changes suggested by the people of Te Puke rather than some
absentee traffic person who won't be affected?
With this route being longer and now planning to be even slower than it needs to be
is this a plan to encourage more use of the pay motom/ay?
With so many Council Members not from Te Puke, is this a plan to get customers to
bypass Te Puke and buy in Tauranga/Mount and kill off Te Puke?
Should this crazy idea go to a vote, as a rate payer we wish to be notified of those
that vote for this insanity, so we can help remove them from office next election.
As Government promises an alternative to a toll road, Western Bay ratepayers
should bill them for the availability of an alternative route and also bill Government
when they use this if motorway is blocked.
Looking forward to your replay.
Yours faithf lly )
RJ and DS Matthews
submission wbopdc feb2015.docx
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NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY Level 3. Harrington House
\,\/AKA }(QTAH| 32 Harington Street
PO Box 13055
Tauranga Central
Tauranga 3141
New Zealand
T 64 7 927 6009
2 March 2015 F 64 7 578 2909
www.nzta.govt.nz
Alex Finn
Private Bag 12803
Tauranga Mail Centre
Tauranga 3143
Dear Alex
Western Bay of Plenty District Council Speed Limit Review 20’l 5 — SH 2 corridor
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed speed limit changes on the SH 2 corridor
in the western Bay of Plenty District Council area.
Firstly I would like to recognise the collaborative and evidence based partnership approach taken by
Westem Bay of Plenty District Council and New Zealand Transport Agency Highways Network and
Operations on the proposed changes required as part of the revocation plan.
The Government has supported the implementation of Safer Journeys — New Zealand's Road Safety
Strategy 2010 — 2020. Safer Journeys is a strategy to guide improvements in road safety over the
period 201 0—2020. The long­term goal for road safety in New Zealand is set out in its vision:
“A safe road system increasingly free of death and serious injury’
A large part of achieving the decreasing road toll is the adoption of a ‘Safe System‘ approach to
improving road safety. Safe Speeds is one of four primary areas supporting the safe system approach.
The objectives of the Safe Speeds component of the Safer Joumeys strategy are:
­ People will increasingly understand what travelling at a safe speed means
­ Travel speeds will reflect a balance between road safety and economic productivity
­ Increasingly speed limits will be intuitive and reflect the use and function of the roads.
As we move tovlerd the adoption of a national Speed Management Plan, the proposed speed limit
changes on the soon to be revoked section of SH 2 are generally aligned with this draft plan.
Although the traffic volumes on the section of SH 2 to be revoked will reduce, it is still an unknown by
how much. Currently this section of road is rated the 4"‘ riskiest state highvlay nationally and if the
traffic volumes remain relatively high, and Te Puke continues to be a thriving towns hip, lowering the
speed limit to 8Dkm/ h is an intervention that will potentially reduce harm to the users of this route.
The completion of the TEL will provide a through route bypassing Te Puke and the revoked section of
road will become the link to the township as a destination. The new function of the route will therefore
be as a local arterial road rather than a national strategic highway. The posted speed limits and
supporting road treatments need to encourage safe driving behaviours of the truck and car drivers who
will continue to need to, or choose to, journey through the local corridor. While the number of speed
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limit changes along the route is the same as at present some of the speed limits considered may not
be available as options in the future. For example 90km/ h speed limits are to be used only as a
‘holding treatment‘ for a route that has programmed engineering improvements to raise the level of
service to that of a ’l00km/ h road. 70krn/ h speed limits may not be available in the adopted National
Speed Limit Plan but until this it is finalised council should continue to use them and carry out a review
in the future.
I have attached a table (Table 1) which outlines New Zealand Transport Agencys position relating to
the proposal set out on the consultation plan.
I understand that comprehensive consultation will be carried out on the speed limit changes as part of
council's speed Limit Bylaw review as required by the Local Govemment Act 2002 and the Speed Limit
Rule No. 54001. Please note that New Zealand Transport Agency reserves the right to change our view
on the proposed changes.
The Transport Agency would like to be heard at the upcoming Speed Limit Bylaw hearing on the 30”‘ &
31“ of March 201 5. we would be grateful for a half hour slot so that we can share a presentation and
answer any questions.
Please do not hesitate to contact Rob Bullick on (07) 958 7863 if you have any questions.
Y T5 sincerely
Richard Hurn
Planning and Investment Manager
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SH 2 —Western End
SH 2 Domain Rd interchange 80km/ h The New Zealand Transport Agency
to 200m west of supports the proposal if a monitoring
Collins Lane programme is put in place after the
speed restriction is implemented.
SH 2 200m vlest of Collins 70km/ h Yes
Lane to 1 30m west of
Te Puke Quarry Rd
SH 2 130m vlest of Te Puke Sokmlh Yes
Quarry Rd to 300m
east of King St
SH 2 — Eastern End
SH 2 300m east of King st 70km/ h Yes
to east end of waiari
Stream Bridge
SH 2 East end of Waiari 80km/ h The New Zealand Trans port Agency
Stream Bridge to 35m supports the proposal if a monitoring
east of Kenana Rd programme is put in place after the
speed restriction is implemented.
SH 2 35m east of Kenana Rd 70km/ h Yes
to 1 00m east of
Kaituna River Bridge
SH 2 100m east of Kaituna 80km/ h The New Zealand Trans port Agency
River Bridge to supports the proposal If a monitoring
Paengaroal TEL programme is put in place after the
roundabout speed restriction is implemented.