Land Transport Rule: Hurunui–Kaikōura Earthquakes 2016

Pursuant to sections 162 and 163 of the Land Transport Act 1998, and after having had regard to the criteria specified in section 164(2) of that Act, I, Fergus Gammie, Chief Executive of NZ Transport Agency, make the following emergency Rule:

1. Title—This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Hurunui-Kaikōura Earthquakes 2016.

2. Commencement—This Rule comes into force on 21 December 2016.

3. Expiry—This Rule expires at the close of 20 March 2017.

4. Purpose—The purpose of this Rule is to:

(a) manage the immediate response to a sudden change in traffic volumes along certain State highways following the Hurunui-Kaikōura earthquakes on 14 November 2016 and the subsequent closure of parts of State Highway 1, in order to minimise the risk of death or injury to a person or damage to property; and

(b) allow time for more permanent measures to be developed to assist in safely managing traffic volumes along those State highways.

5. Interpretation—A term that is used in this Rule and defined in the Land Transport Act 1998 but not defined in this Rule has the meaning given in that Act.

6. Speed limits for certain State highways in the South Island—(1) The speed limits specified in the fourth column of Part A of the Schedule are the speed limits for the parts of State highways described in the three previous columns.

(2) The speed limits specified in the fourth column of Part A of the Schedule are shown in the map of State highways in Part B of the Schedule.

(3) If there is any inconsistency between Part A and Part B of the Schedule, Part A prevails.

(4) Subclause (1):

(a) applies despite any provision of Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003 to the contrary; but

(b) notwithstanding paragraph (a), does not prohibit a road controlling authority from setting a temporary speed limit in accordance with section 5 of that Rule.

(5) Subclause (1) applies despite any bylaw setting a speed limit for any of the State highways, or any part of the State highways, listed in the Schedule.

7. Speed limit signage—(1) The Agency must install a speed limit sign at or near, and not more than 20m from, the point on a State highway at which a speed limit set by this Rule begins or changes.

(2) At any intersection between a State highway listed in the Schedule and any other road, the Agency must install a speed limit sign on the left-hand side of the other road at or near, and not more than 20m from, the intersection, indicating the speed limit.

(3) In addition to subclause (2), the Agency must install a speed limit sign on the right-hand side of the road, or on the central median where appropriate, at or near, and no more than 20m from, the point at which the road intersects the State highway indicating the speed limit, if the estimated two-way average daily traffic at that intersection exceeds 500 vehicles.

(4) Any speed limit signs installed in accordance with this clause must comply with Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004.

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	400m west of Severne Street (ex.)	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 the 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	180m east of Grey Street	220m west of Fairfax Street, Murchison	50
6	220m west of Fairfax Street, Murchison	350m north of intersection with SH65	100
	650m north of intersection with SH65	500m south of intersection with SH65	80
15	Intersection with SH6	250m south of intersection with SH6	80
66	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	60
7	Intersection with SH1S	500m north of the intersection with SH1S	60
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 north of Stock Road, Culverden	100
7	90m north 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
	1730m north of the south end of Browns Stream bridge	930m south of the south end of the Glenallan Stream bridge	80
	930m south of the south end of the Glenallan Stream bridge	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

Speed Limit Map

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of December 2016.

FERGUS GAMMIE, Chief Executive, NZ Transport Agency.