Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004—Two-aspect Cycle Signals Trial Amendment

Pursuant to subclause 3.4(1) of Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 and a delegation from the NZ Transport Agency, I, Glenn Bunting, Manager Network Safety, make the following amendments to the “two-aspect cycle signal trial” notice, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 4 April 2018, Notice No. 2018-au1574:

1. Add the following entries to the table in Schedule 3—Location:

Road Controlling Authority

Location

Signal or crossing detail

“NZ Transport Agency

SH1, north of the roundabout at the intersection with Mill Road and Rahui Road, Otaki

Combined pedestrian and cycle signal aspects at mid-block crossing

NZ Transport Agency

SH1 Northbound (Great King Street and Malcolm Street) and Albany Street intersection, Dunedin

Combined pedestrian and cycle signal aspects with shared pedestrian and cycle Barnes Dance phase

NZ Transport Agency

SH1 Southbound (Cumberland Street and Gowland Street) and Albany Street intersection, Dunedin

Combined pedestrian and cycle signal aspects with shared pedestrian and cycle Barnes Dance phase”


2. Add the following clause to Schedule 5—Evaluation:

“(k) the safety of pedestrians and cyclists crossing the road during a shared Barnes Dance phase and any adverse effects due to pedestrians or cyclists crossing the road during motor vehicle signal phases.”


3. For the locations identified in clause 1 of this notice, amend the date for the interim evaluation report in Schedule 5—Evaluation to “31 May 2019”.

Signed at Wellington this 31st day of August 2018.

GLENN BUNTING, Manager Network Safety, NZ Transport Agency.

Explanatory Note

New sites have been included in this trial and a requirement to evaluate the safety of pedestrians and cyclists crossing the road during a Barnes Dance phase has been added to the evaluation requirements of the original trial approval notice. A new Interim report date has been set for the new sites.