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The NZ Transport Agency would like your input into its proposal to set a permanent new speed limit on SH88 through Port Chalmers.
We’ve talked to the Port Chalmers community, Dunedin City Council, local businesses, the West Harbour Community Board and local schools. They’ve said to us that the current 50km/h speed limit on this section of highway feels too high to be safe. We’ve reviewed the speed that people are currently driving at on the highway and found that 40km/h on SH88 through Port Chalmers is a safe and appropriate speed for this route. A lower limit is needed because of the high number of heavy vehicles using this section of highway and the large number of pedestrians in the town during the October to April cruise ship season. A hill at the mid-point of the route also limits driver visibility, while elderly people find it challenging crossing this wide and busy highway.
| Location | Current speed limit | Proposed speed limit |
|---|---|---|
| SH88 Port Chalmers township | 50km/h | 40km/h |
| Introduce a new lower speed limit on a 600m section of SH88 on George Street in Port Chalmers between Wickcliffe Terrace and Beach Street. | ||
Formal consultation on new speed limit proposals is required under the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limit (2017).
This is your opportunity to have your say before the final decisions on the speed limits for these roads are made by the NZ Transport Agency.
If you wish to make a submission on the proposed changes please read the information below.
Submissions close at 5pm on Monday, 7 October 2019.
More information about speed and the speed review process is available on the Speed Review Programme webpage.
