Pursuant to subclause 3.4(1) of the 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 “Active Stop Ahead Sign Trial – Stage 2” notice, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 7 September 2018, Notice No. 2018-au4468.
- In Schedule 1–Purpose of trial, delete “e. where installed at railway level crossings, measure drivers’ behaviour at the level crossings controlled by stop signs, which have active stop ahead signs installed in advance of the level crossing (Group B sites).”
- In Schedule 3 delete the Schedule heading and replace it with “Schedule 3—Location (group A intersections)”
- In Schedule 3 delete:
Group B |
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Road Controlling Authority |
Level Crossing Location |
Carterton District Council |
Wiltons Road at the Wairarapa Metro Line railway level crossing. |
Grey District Council |
Lake Brunner Road at the Midland Line railway level crossing. |
Horowhenua District Council |
Jacksons Road at the North Island Main Trunk Line railway level crossing. |
Rangitikei District Council |
Kiekie Road at the North Island Main Trunk Line railway level crossing. |
Ruapehu District Council |
Matapuna Road at the North Island Main Trunk Line railway level crossing. |
Selwyn District Council |
Frasers Road at the Main South Line railway level crossing. |
Waimakariri District Council |
Marsh Road at the Main North Line railway level crossing. |
- In Schedule 5 delete item a. iv and replace it with “iv. A study of crashes that occur at the intersection before and after the active stop ahead signs are installed;”
Signed at Wellington this 20th day of June 2019.
GLENN BUNTING, Manager Network Safety, NZ Transport Agency.
Explanatory note
The amendment removes the level crossing locations from the approved list of trial sites and also removes specific references to level crossings from the amended Gazette notice.