All going to plan, the traffic lights on State Highway 30 Te Ngae Road (SH30) at the intersection to Wharenui Road will be switched on from tomorrow, Wednesday 6 August.

People travelling on SH30 are encouraged to drive with care as they approach the intersection and adjust to the road layout changes, with signals in place for people driving, walking and cycling.

Wharenui Road will be re-opened to vehicles at the intersection after being closed to through traffic earlier this year.

A temporary speed limit of 40km/h will be in place until new antiskid surfacing can be laid. People driving need to be able to brake safely when lights change and this surface reduces skidding when the road is wet.

As this sealing is temperature dependent, it will be applied in October when the ground and air temperatures are warm enough to ensure a quality seal and permanent road markings will also be laid on the approaches to the intersection.

People driving may experience minor increases to their journey times and some queuing at peak times as an inherent result of people adjusting to the new traffic lights, which are necessary to allow for safer and more efficient movements into and out of Wharenui Road and for people to safely walk or cycle across the road.

SH30 Eastern Corridor – Stage Two project(external link)