National road safety plan
The Government's national road safety plan aims to reduce deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 40 per cent by 2030. To achieve this goal, safer speeds are needed.
As a RCA we must follow the Government’s Land Transport Rule - Setting of Speed limits 2022 (the Rule). This Rule requires a safe and acceptable speed on all roads and that each RCA develops a Speed Management Plan.
One of the key actions in the national road safety plan is to ensure there are safe speed limits around all schools by the end of 2027.
What is the Interim Speed Management Plan for school zones?
The interim Speed Management Plan focuses on reducing speeds around all Ruapehu schools before 1 July 2024. It is the first stage in the development of a comprehensive Speed Management Plan covering all roads managed by Ruapehu District Council as the local Road Controlling Authority (RCA).
At a later stage Council will be consulting on a Speed Management Plan for all other local roads within our jurisdiction.
Process and timeframe
Council will consider all submissions to the school zone speed proposals in the interim Speed Management Plan and potentially make changes based on the feedback received.
Once the final interim Speed Management Plan is adopted by the Council the Plan is submitted to Waka Kotahi NZTA for certification. We are then able to implement the new speed limits.
We expect to complete the implementation of any changed school zone speed limits by 30 June 2024.
School zone speed proposals - Have your say
Council seeks feedback on the proposals for the school zones of interest to you before Friday 29 September.
You can view the speed proposals for schools of interest to you on this website or download the Consultation Document.
