Transmission Gully to have 110 km/hr speed limit
The Post reports:
Transmission Gully motorists will be able to travel at a new 110kph speed limit between Wellington and the Kāpiti Coast.
The new speed limit will take effect from 12.01am on Monday.
The new higher speed limit applies to the 27‑kilometre section of State Highway 1 between the Linden and Paekākāriki interchanges, currently 100 kph. Heavy vehicles and vehicles towing trailers will continue to have a 90kph limit.
“This change is part of a wider effort to fix the basics of our transport network and set it up for the future. We’re committed to providing state highways that help people get where they need to go quickly and safely,” Transport Minister Chris Bishop said in a statement.
Since opening in 2022, Transmission Gully has recorded low crash rates, with no deaths despite more than 150 barrier strikes.
This is good news. I would note however to might not lead to much faster speeds as in my observation many vehicles already travel at around 110 km/hr on the road.
The car haters claim that new or better roads don’t reduce congestion or travel times, but this is so clearly false. The time it takes to get past Levin now is so so so much faster than a decade or so ago.
You used to get significant delays at:
- Paremata Roundabout
- Pukerua Bay merging traffic
- Paraparaumu
- Waikanae
- Otaki
Each of these delays could range from 1 minute to half an hour or more. Levin to Wellington on a Sunday afternoon often could take more than three hours. Now it is barely an hour.
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