State Highways in Transit New Zealand
Regions 1 and 2
Pursuant to section 61 (3) of the Transit New Zealand Act 1989 and section 72 (1) (j) of the Transport Act 1962, Transit New Zealand hereby makes the following bylaw.
B y l a w
1. Title and commencement-This bylaw may be cited as the Transit New Zealand (Speed of Vehicles on State Highways) Bylaw 2003/7 and shall come into force 28 days after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Interpretation-In this bylaw:
"vehicle" has the same meaning as in the Transport Act 1962.
3. Limiting speed of vehicles on State highways-No person shall drive or take or permit to be driven or taken any vehicle:
(a) at a speed exceeding 60 kilometres per hour on the sections of State highway described in the First Schedule to this bylaw; or
(b) at a speed exceeding 80 kilometres per hour on the sections of State highway described in the Second Schedule to this bylaw.
First Schedule
4. That section of State Highway No. 1 that is at Ohaeawai, commencing at a point approximately 340 metres north-west of the junction with State Highway No. 12 and extending in a generally south-easterly direction to a point approximately 300 metres east of the junction with State Highway No. 12 (Route Position 83/5.36 to Route Position 88/0.30); a distance of 640 metres.
5. That section of State Highway No. 12 that is at Ohaeawai, commencing at a point at the junction with State Highway No. 1 and extending in a generally south-westerly direction to a point approximately 50 metres west of Remuera Settlement Road (Route Position 0/0.00 to Route Position 0/0.42); a distance of 420 metres.
6. That section of State Highway No. 16 that is at Kumeu and Huapai, commencing at a point approximately 50 metres south-east of Old Railway Road and extending in a generally north-westerly direction to a point approximately 75 metres north-west of Trigg Road (Route Position 19/7.46 to Route Position 19/10.56); a distance of 3.1 kilometres.
Second Schedule
7. The section of State Highway No. 1 that is:
(a) At Moerewa, commencing at a point approximately 330 metres east of Sir William Hale Crescent and extending in a generally easterly direction to a point approximately 123 metres east of the eastern intersection with Taumatamakuku Settlement Road (Route Position 96/8.35 to Route Position 96/9.78); a distance of 1.43 kilometres.
(b) At Whangarei, commencing at the southern limit of the existing 50 kilometres an hour speed restriction at a point approximately 130 metres south of Murdoch Crescent and extending in a southerly direction to a point approximately 130 metres south of Toetoe Road (Route Position 165/1.73 to Route Position 167/1.22); a distance of 1.98 kilometres.
(c) At Waiwera, commencing at a point approximately
5 metres north of the northern abutment of Titfords Bridge and extending in a generally southerly direction to a point at the northern abutment of Hatfields (Otanerua Stream) Bridge (Route Position 274/9.54 to Route Position 288/2.80); a distance of 6.6 kilometres.
(d) At Silverdale, commencing at the southern limit of the existing 50 kilometres an hour speed restriction at a point 105 metres south of Moffat Road and extending in a southerly direction to a point approximately 1.04 kilometres south of East Coast Road (Route Position 288/8.49 to Route Position 288/12.04); a distance of 3.56 kilometres.
(e) The Auckland Harbour Bridge and approaches:
(i) In the southbound direction, commencing at a point approximately 45 metres south of the southern abutment of the Onepoto Stream Bridge and extending to a point approximately 223 metres north-west of the northern abutment of the Newmarket Viaduct, including all motorway ramps and connections to and from State Highway No. 16 and Auckland City streets (Route Position 311/8.38 to Route Position 335/2.53); a distance of 7.72 kilometres.
(ii) In the northbound direction, commencing at a point approximately 170 metres north-west
of the northern abutment of the Newmarket Viaduct and extending to a point approximately 305 metres south of the southern abutment
of the Onepoto Stream Bridge, including all motorway ramps and connections to and from State Highway No. 16 and Auckland City streets (Route Position 335/2.58 to Route Position 311/8.64); a distance of 7.51 kilometres.
8. The section of State Highway No. 16 that is:
(a) At Auckland City, commencing at a point approximately 355 metres north-east of Grafton Bridge and extending in a generally south-westerly direction to a point at the Waima/Haslett Footbridge, including all motorway ramps and connections to and from State Highway No. 1 and Auckland City streets (Route Position 01/0.95 to Route Position 01/2.84); a distance of 1.90 kilometres.
(b) At Waitakere City/Rodney District, commencing at a point approximately 290 metres east of Fernhill Drive and extending in a generally northerly direction to a point 50 metres south-east of Old Railway Road (Route Position 19/0.20 to Route Position 19/7.46); a distance of 7.26 kilometres.
9. That section of State Highway No. 17 that is:
(a) At Silverdale, commencing at its junction with State Highway No. 1 at the Silverdale Interchange and extending in a generally southerly direction to a point 110 metres south of the Silverdale Interchange (Route Position 16/0.00 to Route Position 16/0.11); a distance of 110 metres.
(b) At Dairy Flat, commencing at a point approximately 900 metres north of Richards Road and extending
in a generally southerly direction to a point approximately 200 metres north of Richards Road (Route Position 16/4.82 to Route Position 16/5.52); a distance of 700 metres.
(c) At Albany, commencing at a point approximately 130 metres south of Foley Quarry Road and extending in a generally south-easterly direction to a point approximately 20 metres west of Stevensons Crescent (Route Position 16/11.85 to Route Position 16/14.50); a distance of 2.65 kilometres.
(d) At Albany, commencing at a point at the Albany Highway/Oteha Valley Road intersection and extending in a generally south-easterly direction to Greville Road (Route Position 16/15.59 to Route Position 33/0.00); a distance of 1.95 kilometres.
10. That section of State Highway No. 18 at North Shore City, commencing at a point approximately 270 metres east of Caribbean Drive and extending in a generally westerly direction to a point approximately 150 metres east of the Albany Highway (Route Position 0/0.30 to Route Position 0/2.20); a distance of 1.9 kilometres.
11. That section of State Highway No. 20 at Manukau City, commencing at a point on Wiri Station Road 50 metres west of Ash Road and extending along Wiri Station Road in
a generally south-westerly direction for a distance of 940 metres to the intersection of Wiri Station Road and Roscommon Road, along Roscommon Road in a generally north-westerly direction for a distance of approximately 700 metres, thence along State Highway No. 20 in a generally north-westerly direction to a point 340 metres south-east of the intersection of State Highway No. 20 and Puhinui Road (Route Position 0/2.62 to Route Position 0/5.01); a total distance of 2.39 kilometres.
This bylaw was made by resolution passed at a meeting
of the Transit New Zealand Authority held in Wellington on 9 April 2003.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of April 2003.
Signed on behalf of Transit New Zealand by:
J. H. VAN BARNEVELD, National Highway Manager, Transit New Zealand.