Councillors support 110km speed limit

• Published date: 18 November 2021

At today’s Service Delivery Committee meeting, Waipā District councillors unanimously supported Waka Kotahi’s proposal to raise the speed limit on 64km stretch of State Highway 1 (SH1) — Waikato Expressway to 110km/h.

The Expressway is nearing completion, with the Hamilton section scheduled to open in mid-2022.

The proposal was presented as part of the transportation report which highlighted the high safety standards of the recently completed sections of the Expressway.

“Increasing the speed limit on SH1 is appropriate and safe because these roads have been built with features that make it safer for travelling at higher speeds,” said council’s transportation manager Bryan Hudson.

“Increasing the speed limit to 110km has already been proven to work safely in the Huntly, Rangiriri and Longswamp sections of the Expressway.”

Once completed, the Expressway aims...