Notice of Renewal and Amendment of the Land Transport Rule: Hurunui-Kaikōura Earthquakes 2016

Pursuant to sections 162 and 163 of the Land Transport Act 1998 (“Act”), and after having had regard to the criteria specified in section 164(2) of that Act, I, Fergus Gammie, Chief Executive of the NZ Transport Agency, renew and amend the Land Transport Rule: Hurunui-Kaikōura Earthquakes 2016 (New Zealand Gazette, 15 December 2016, Issue No. 118, Notice No. 2016-au7109) (“emergency rule”) as specified below:

1. Renewal—The emergency rule continues to be in force until it expires at the close of 18 June 2017.

2. Amendment—The Schedule to the emergency rule is amended by:

2.1 in the section relating to State Highway 6, replacing “400m west of Severne Street (ex.)” with “310m west of Jacksons Road”;

2.2 deleting the row relating to the section of State Highway 6 from 180m east of Grey Street, Murchison to 220m west of Fairfax Street, Murchison;

2.3 replacing the speed limit on the section of State Highway 1 from 450m north of the intersection with State Highway 7 to 650m south of the intersection with State Highway 7 with “80”;

2.4 replacing the speed limit on the section of State Highway 7 from the intersection with State Highway 1S to 500m north of the intersection with State Highway 1S with “80”;

2.5 in the section relating to State Highway 7, replacing “90m north of Stock Road, Culverden” with “90m south of Stock Road, Culverden” in both places; and

2.6 in the section relating to State Highway 7, replacing “930m south of the south end of the Glenallan Stream bridge” with “1500m north of the intersection with State highway 7A” in both places.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of March 2017.

FERGUS GAMMIE, Chief Executive, NZ Transport Agency.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of this notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice, which takes effect from the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette, renews the emergency rule for a further period of 90 days, and will now be in force until the close of 18 June 2017.

This notice also amends the Schedule to the emergency rule by:

Removing the section of State Highway 6 between Blenheim and Woodbourne from the application of the emergency rule;
removing the section of State Highway 6 through Murchison from the application of the emergency rule;
raising the speed limit from 60km/h to 80km/h on specified sections of State Highways 1S and 7 adjacent to the point at which they intersect;
extending the section of State Highway 7 through Culverden on which the speed limit is 50km/h to south of the intersection with Stock Road; and
reducing the speed limit on the section of State Highway 7 adjacent to the intersection with State Highway 7A (Hanmer Springs turn-off) to 80km/h.

A reprint of the Schedule to the emergency rule as amended by this notice is reproduced in this note.

Reprint of Schedule

Schedule: South Island inland route speed limits

Part A: Descriptions of certain parts of State highways and speed limits

State Highway	From (distance from side road)	To (distance from side road)	Speed limit (km/h)
6	310m west of Jacksons Road	130m east of SH63	80
6	130m east of SH63	190m west of Inkerman Street (ex.)	50
63	Intersection with SH6	400m west of SH6	50
63	400m west of SH6	120m west of Waihopai Valley Road	80
63	120m west of Waihopai Valley Road	120m east of Church Lane	100
63	120m east of Church Lane	130m south west of Morse Street	60
63	130m west of Morse Street	410m south west of the south west end of the Branch River bridge	100
63	410m south west of the south west end of the Branch River bridge	330m south west of the south west end of Stoney Creek bridge	80
63	330m south west of the south west end of Stoney Creek bridge	530m south west of eastern end of Middle Six Mile bridge	100
63	530m south west of eastern end of Middle Six Mile bridge	320m east of Borlasse Avenue (ex.)	80
63	320m east of Borlasse Avenue (ex.)	560m west of Kerr Bay Road (ex.)	50
63	560m west of Kerr Bay Road (ex.)	500m south west of the south west end of the Upper Buller bridge	80
63	500m south west of the south west end of the Upper Buller bridge	190m north east of Howard Valley Road	100
63	190m north east of Howard Valley Road	250m east of SH63 Kawaitiri Junction	80
63	250m north of SH63 Kawaitiri Junction	SH6/SH63 Junction at Kawaitiri	60
6	250m north of junction with SH63	570m south of junction with SH63	60
6	570m south of junction with SH63	360m south west of the south west end of Granity Creek bridge	80
6	360m south west of the south west end of Granity Creek bridge	180m east of Grey Street	100
6	220m west of Fairfax Street Murchison	350m north of intersection with SH65	100
6	650m north of intersection with SH65	500m south of intersection with SH65	80
15	Intersection with SH6	250m south of intersection with SH6	80
65	250m south of intersection with SH6	280m north of the north end of Ruffe Creek bridge	100
65	280m north of the north end of Ruffe Creek bridge	2770m south of the south end of the Shenandoah bridge	80
65	2770m south of the south end of the Shenandoah bridge	590m north of the junction with SH7	100
65	590m north of the junction with SH7	Intersection with SH7	60
1	450m north of the intersection with SH7	650m south of the intersection with SH7	80
7	Intersection with SH1S	500m north of the intersection with SH1S	80
7	500m north of the intersection with SH1S	1900m north of Bain Road and 2090m south of Weka Pass Loop Road	100
7	1900m north of Bain Road and 2090m south of Weka Pass Loop Road	190m south of Waikari Road	80
7	190m south of Waikari Road	90m north of Kellocks Road	60
7	90m north of Kellocks Road	90m south of Stock Road, Culverden	100
7	90m south of Stock Road, Culverden	60m north of St Leonards Road Culverden	50
7	60m north of St Leonards Road, Culverden	1730m north of the south end of Browns Stream bridge	100
7	1730m north of the south end of Browns Stream bridge	1500m north of the intersection with SH7A	80
7	1500m north of the intersection with SH7A	1160m south of the southern end of Handyside Stream bridge	100
7	1160m south of the southern end of Handyside Stream bridge	110m north of the north end of Waterfall Stream bridge	80
7	110m north of the north end of Waterfall Stream bridge	150m south of the south end of Manuka Creek bridge	100
7	150m south of the south end of Manuka Creek bridge	2860m north of the south end of Manuka Creek bridge	80
7	2860m north of the south end of Manuka Creek bridge	70m south of the south end of Duggans Creek bridge	100
7	70m south of the south end of Duggans Creek bridge	2270m north of the north end of Riordans Creek bridge	80
7	2270m north of the north end of Riordans Creek bridge	1870m south of the south end of Dawsons Creek bridge	100
7	1870m south of the south end of Dawsons Creek bridge	180m north of the north end of the Maruia Springs bridge	80
7	180m north of the north end of the Maruia Springs bridge	400m south of the intersection with SH65	100
7	400m south of the intersection with SH65	420m north of the junction with SH65	60

Part B: Map of Certain State Highways in the South Island

Map of Certain State Highways in the South Island