We are reviewing some of the speed limits in the Yaldhurst area.
Project status: Decision made
Open for feedback: 2 September 2019 to 30 September 2019
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Consultation is now closed
People were able to provide feedback from 2 September 2019 to 30 September 2019.
During this time we heard from 39 individuals and groups. You can read their feedback online. [PDF, 151 KB]
Decision making
The staff report will be presented to the Waimāero/ Fendalton-Waimari-Harewood and the Waipuna/ Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Boards:
Venue: The Boardroom, Fendalton Service Centre, Corner Jeffreys and Clyde Roads
Date: Monday 16 December 2019
Time: 4.30pm
The agenda for the meeting is online(external link).
The two Community Boards will give their recommendation to Council who have the final decision.
Why review the speed limit
Slowing down saves lives, with a strong link between speed and safety on our roads.
We want to make Christchurch roads as safe as possible so we are reviewing speed limits across the city’s roading network where there are concerns they are not safe or appropriate.
Having speed limits set at the correct level for the conditions on specific roads is one of the most important ways we can help people get to where
they need to go safely.
Lowering the speed limit is one of the ways we can create safer roads for all users.
For more information
speed reviews
collision speed and crash severity(external link)
What we're proposing
| Road | Current speed | Proposed speed |
| Ryans Road | 70km/h and 80km/h | 60km/h |
| Pound Road | 70km/h and 80km/h | 60km/h |
| Yaldhurst Village | 70km/h | 60km/h |
| Hacketts Road | 70km/h | 60km/h |
| SH73 | Various | See below |
Ryans Rd, Pound Rd and Yaldhurst Village
NZTA speed review: State Highway 73 - Yaldhurst Road/West Coast Road.
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Location |
Current speed limit |
Proposed speed limit |
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SH73 |
80km/h |
60km/h |
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Extend the existing 60km/h zone just east of Russley Road an additional 740m westwards so it ends 200m west of the signalised intersection at Sir John MacKenzie Avenue |
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SH73 |
70km/h |
60km/h |
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Reduce the existing 70km/h section to 60km/h in Yaldhurst Village and extend this 60km zone to 150m west of Hasketts Road |
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West of Yaldhurst Village |
100km/h |
80km/h |
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Introduce a new 80km/h zone from 150m west of Hasketts Rd to 200m west of Old West Coast Rd. |
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State Highway 73 - Yaldhurst Road/West Coast Road
We’ve talked to the people in the community and local businesses about making the highway around Yaldhurst safer. We’ve heard that speeds on the section of road in this review feel too high to be safe. There has been a lot of development in the area, both commercial and residential, and more pedestrians, especially around the intersection of SH73 and Sir John MacKenzie Avenue.
In the last ten years (2009-2018) there were 56 crashes. As a result of these crashes, there was one fatality and five people were seriously injured.
Yaldhurst Road/Pound Rd roundabout
Decision-making process
Ryans Road, Pound Road, Yaldhurst Village, Hacketts Road
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton and Fendalton-Waimari Community Boards will consider all submissions on the proposal and hear from any submitters who would like to speak about their feedback. The Community Boards will give its recommendation to Council, who will then consider whether to approve the changes.
SH73
NZTA will make its decision on what the safe and appropriate speeds should be based on a technical assessment and submissions from this consultation. Once the decision is made, it will be published on their website and an update is sent to anyone who made a submission.