Riverdale School/Awatapu College/West End School Cluster

Proposed changes

• Replace existing 40km/h VSL on Botanical Road and College Street with 30km/h VSL. 
• Proposed Permanent 30km/h on Dittmer Drive from the He Ara Kotahi (bridge) end to a point 10 metres west of its intersection with Hampden Street.
• There is also permanent 30kmh/ proposed on Pitama Road from its intersection with Slacks Road to a point 10 metres north of its intersection with Long Melford Road.
• There is a proposed 30km/h proposed on Long Melford Road from its intersection with Pitama Road to a point 30 metres east of its intersection with Kapiti Place.
• The following side roads are proposed at permanent 30km/h. This includes: Ruha Street, Henare Street, Katene Street, Huata Road, Wikiriwhi Crescent, Anaru Place, Te Punga place, Wharite place, Buick Crescent, Sharon Place, Rakino Place, Akaroa Avenue, Hampden Street, Coronet Place, Mana Place, Anzio Place, Busby Place, Adrien Way, Ngahere Court, Hartley Place, Berkley Place, Belgrave Place, Mudgway Place, McDonald Place, and Juliana Place.

Reason for proposed change

The zone of slow speeds extends all the way to the East to include the access to the Victoria Esplanade, where there will be higher volumes of pedestrians travelling in this area. This zone includes some of Pitama Road, Long Melford Road, and Slacks Road to capture the access to the school, but stops soon after as the operating speeds remain quite high on these sections. Drivers are already travelling faster on these sections and compliance may be at risk if the  speed across the whole road is lowered.

Covers the immediate streets around the school where there will be a high volume of pedestrians and pick-up/drop-off area. The average speed that people are travelling on these two roads is already less than 30km/h.

Check out the FAQs page if you have any further questions about the proposed changes.