St James School/Hokowhitu School/Winchester School Cluster

Proposed changes

• Proposed replacement of existing 40km/h VSL to a 30km/h VSL on Albert Street for stretch of 815 metres.
• Proposed permanent 30km/h on Churchill Avenue, Epsom Road, Luton Street, Athlone place, Wigan Place, Winson Avenue, Franklin Avenue, Newcastle Street, Swansea Street, Bone Street, Ascot Street, Surrey Crescent, Goodwyn Crescent, Roxburgh Crescent, and a 375-metre stretch of Ruahine Street outside of Winchester School.

Reason for proposed change

Slow speed zone created between the three schools.

Permanent 30km/h on Ruahine Street only remains a short section as the wide road layout encourages faster speeds with people on average travelling faster than 40km/h. Travelling from the northwest, there are no indications that you are nearing a school until after they turn the corner hence the location that the permanent 30km/h starts, and people may find it harder to comply with slower speeds.

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.