All roads under the Christchurch City Council’s jurisdiction have enforceable speed limits set by the Christchurch City Council Speed Limits Bylaw 2010 [PDF 323KB]. This register records these speed limits.
This Bylaw allows the Christchurch City Council to set or change the enforceable speed limits on roads under its jurisdiction. It does not however allow the Council to set or change the enforceable speed limits on NZ Transport Agency (State Highways) roads or other privately owned roads within the Councils boundary.
The Council can formally resolve built up areas as Designated Urban Traffic Areas.
Speed limits on the roads within these Designated Urban Traffic Areas are automatically 50 km/h. These roads are not listed separately in this Register.
Roads within the Urban Traffic Areas which have a speed limit other than 50 km/h are designated by the Council separately and are then sign posted and recorded in this register and maps.
Speed Limits on roads outside the Designated Urban Traffic Areas are automatically 100 km/h unless the Council has designated a different speed limit. These different speed limits are then signposted and recorded in this register and maps.
A hard copy of this register can be viewed at the Council’s Civic Offices, Transport and Greenspace Unit, Hereford Street.
For further information about the Speed Limit Register, or to have a speed limit on a specific road reviewed, please contact the Council on (03) 941 8666 or email info@ccc.govt.nz.
