Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2017 and Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004—Rural Intersection Active Warning System Variable Speed Limit—Gordonton Road, Thomas Road Intersection, Hamilton

Pursuant to clause 5.2(1) of the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2017, clause 4.4(4) of the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 and delegations from the NZ Transport Agency, I, Glenn Bunting, Manager Network Safety, approve a rural intersection active warning system variable speed limit on Gordonton Road at the intersection with Thomas Road in Hamilton, in accordance with the conditions set out in this notice.

Conditions

1. Variable speed limit

The Hamilton City Council may set a variable speed limit of 60km/h on Gordonton Road at the intersection with Thomas Road in Hamilton to manage the safety of traffic when vehicles are turning at the intersection.

2. Operation of the variable speed limit

The variable speed limit, which must be displayed on variable speed limit signs, may operate when a vehicle is detected approaching the intersection on Thomas Road or turning right on Gordonton Road and may continue to operate until those vehicles have cleared the intersection. When the variable speed limit is not operating, the variable speed limit signs must either display the permanent speed limit or be blank.

3. Signs

Speed limit signs that comply with the Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 must be installed to identify the section of road subject to the variable speed limit as follows:

At least one R1-2.1, Option B, “Variable speed” sign installed above a W11-4 intersection warning sign at the beginning of the variable speed limit on Gordonton Road, facing road users on each approach to the intersection with Thomas Road; and
at least one R1-1 “Standard” speed limit sign at the end of the variable speed limit, facing road users on each road that leaves the intersection, to indicate the permanent speed limit that applies beyond that point.

4. Length of variable speed limit

The variable speed limit on Gordonton Road must be a minimum length of 200m, but must not be longer than 500m.

5. Bylaw

The Hamilton City Council must set the variable speed limit by making a bylaw in accordance with the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2017.

Signed at Wellington this 3rd day of October 2017.

GLENN BUNTING, Manager Network Safety, NZ Transport Agency.