Help us get it right. Selwyn River to Ashburton safety improvements

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1 INFORMATION SHEET TO NOVEMBER 2018 Selwy River to Ashburto safety improvemets e re lookig at ways to make ate Highway 1 (SH1) betwee the Selwy River a Ashburto safer for everyoe. e kow people make mistakes, but there are chages we ca make so that simple mistakes o t cost lives. Help us get it right

2 e re lookig at ways to make the roa betwee the Selwy River a Ashburto safer ate Highway 1 betwee the Selwy River a Ashburto is a high-risk rural roa. 13 people have ie a 49 have bee seriously ijure i crashes betwee 2007 a percet of eaths are from hea-o crashes. The NZ Trasport Agecy has bee lookig at ways to make this roa safer. To make sure we get thigs right we sought feeback from the commuity a stakeholers. The mai thigs that make people feel usafe: Drivers crossig the cetrelie The high traffic volumes Crossig the kaia Brige e aske people what makes this roa feel usafe a what worries them the most. Turig off a o the ate Highway i geeral, but particularly at the Sharlas Roa, Frasers Roa, Brows Roa a Dromore itersectios alkig a/or rivig across SH1 at kaia a Dusael Parkig arou the Mobil Service atio i kaia a foo outlets i Dusael, which makes visibility ifficult for local traffic

3 HELP US TO MAKE YOUR ROAD SAFER This valuable feeback helpe us shape a raft optio to help stop people yig or beig seriously ijure o this roa. It iclues:» Istallig flexible roa safety barrier ow the mile of the roa to stop hea-o crashes.» Aig turarou areas at regular itervals to give people places to safely move arou.» Aother optio is wieig the cetrelie so there is more space betwee traffic travellig i opposite irectios.» Chagig some itersectios so there is o right tur i or out of roas off the highway. This ca help prevet sie o (t-boe) crashes cause by rivers turig across the busy highway. This will also prevet rivers from crashig ito the back of vehicles that are waitig to tur right, a vehicles stackig over the railway lie while waitig to tur right.» Improvig other itersectios a aig right turig bays to make those itersectios safer.» Istallig sectios of sie barrier i high-risk locatios (such as i frot of a culvert or rai).» Layig rumble strips to give tire or istracte rivers a wake-up call if they stray across the lie.» Improvig roa markigs so they are easier to see at ight a i wet weather.» Istigatig spee reviews at Dusael, kaia, Selwy a Chertsey, across the kaia Brige a at some major itersectios. ie cetrelies ieig the cetrelie is a simple a effective way to keep istace betwee rivers. Flexible roa safety barriers These barriers catch rivers who leave their lae before they hit somethig harer like trees, poles, itches or other vehicles. Spee Spee ca be the ifferece betwee a correctable mistake a a fatal error. Next steps Over the ext few moths we will take this optio out to laowers, stakeholers a the wier commuity to see what they thik. e ll cosier feeback a make tweaks where we ee to before makig ay fial ecisios a applyig for costructio fuig. Have your say olie at zta.govt.z/r2ae Now to late 2018 Talk with laowers, stakeholers a the commuity about this optio a gather feeback. December 2018 early 2019 Use feeback to look at our optios a make ay require chages. Early 2019 Fialise preferre optio a iform the public ork through our iteral processes to apply for fuig approval for costructio. Oce fuig is approve a we have expecte costructio ates we will upate everyoe agai. e expect work to be stage over the comig years.

4 e re makig the roa betwee the Selwy River a Ashburto safer Flexible roa safety barriers work Sevety percet of the eaths o this roa are cause by hea-o crashes. e kow flexible roa safety barriers will make a ifferece. Flexible roa safety barriers catch vehicles that leave their lae before they hit somethig less forgivig like other vehicles or roasie hazars such as trees, poles a itches. he a vehicle hits a barrier the high-tesio wire cables flex, slowig ow the vehicle a keepig it upright urig a after a collisio. The barrier absorbs the impact, reucig the force o the people i the vehicle. Flexible roa safety barriers are esige so they o t peetrate the passeger compartmet of a vehicle. They are also esige so a vehicle is ot eflecte ito aother traffic lae. Depeig o the spee a agle of the impact, a umber of posts may be over. This is how the posts are esige. hat makes them ieally suite to may New Zeala roas is that they are arrow so ca ofte be istalle without sigificat wieig of the roa. They are cost effective to istall, a they work results show a percet reuctio i roa fatalities. hat about motorcyclists? Some people thik the steel ropes will act like a cheese-cutter whe they re hit by a rier. uies have show this is t correct. I fact it s the opposite. Barriers, especially flexible safety barriers, ca reuce the umber of motorcyclists kille a ijure o our roas by 50 percet.* Barriers betwee laes stop a river s mistake from becomig a rier s ightmare. They ca also stop riers eig up i the path of ocomig traffic if they come off their motorcycle. *Carlsso, A. (2009). Evaluatio of 2+1 roas with cable barrier. Fial report. VTI rapport 636A You ca rea more about flexible roa safety barriers here: zta.govt.z/flexible-barriers Krystal Beett was just 18-years-ol whe she was kille i a hea-o crash i 2005 Malcolm a Sharlee Barett A car rive by a woma o methamphetamie crosse the cetrelie a collie with Krystal s Toyota. Krystal survive log eough to tell someoe her ame. A 12-year-ol boy, a passeger i the other car, was also kille. Krystal s parets, Malcolm a Sharlee Barett campaige for a flexible roa safety barrier o the roa so o-oe else woul have to face what they have bee through. Mrs Barett believes all high-risk rural highways shoul have safety barriers a ecourages commuities to get behi safety improvemets o their roas. The cost of losig our aughter was astroomical, she sai. No family shoul ever go through what we i. Safety barriers are simple thigs but they work. If a safety barrier ha bee i place that hea-o crash woul t have happee a Krystal woul be here with us toay. zta.govt.z/flexible-barriers

5 Makigthe theroa roabetwee betwee Selwy Makig the SelwyRiver Rivera aashburto Ashburtosafer safer aia R h k R R Sh ea May of the turarou bays alog the roa woul be a jug hale esig. This esig gives people a safe place to turarou without crossig two laes of traffic. ts Sylait Milk Lt ka ia Bre sle g ai R He Tce ay ilw El o S t o rto Selw y R e rac Ter ay ilw th rth k R El R No R er Lak er Jug hale turarou bay e Ck ree La e s R ary y Selw Cam is la ts m Bou R Mai Pa rk aia R k ea ar Ol S Sh Ca s Brow R th R Nort Se lwy L ake R ai R S Two Ch Y ta akee Du s Cross a ig e lr Frasers R illo w R ror a Sh Flexible roa safety barrier ph Ho Frasers R Flexible roa safety barrier sto le Rol gra Jug hale type turarou area le Te Selwy River - aikirikiri ea ve rs R Ol S Har ris S e will make sure there are turarou bays every few miutes so you ca easily chage irectio. e are cosierig turarou bays at: l t Pl ia ka R CHERTSEY Ja Ch m ies o ie L ey ts er R le R s ar y Ky rtse Che R cha Mit mr R Roasie safety barrier Meia barriers or wie cetrelie Project legth ie cetrelie l R Multi-irectioal turarou Right tur upgrae (full access) R s la p r rse sd ik lf L Go u co ce R ks R a pl R *High-Risk Rural Roas guie, publishe September 2011, NZ Trasport Agecy. First Eitio. [PDF, 3.6 MB] R es rv r e Ch ar s R R Kyle tsey Cher me rto a R So Pe R s s la p t ut th /M aley R ve eth or igs so i R M R er i yl tse Tur arou facility if meia barriers are istalle fie rk R s hv e Dromore Fa ir pa la et rth o p Dr om ichmo re ies If we o t istall safety barriers i the mile of the roa we will wie the cetrelie to create more space betwee you a ocomig vehicles. More space betwee laes ca reuce serious crashes by up to 20 percet.* R Do m or em No ilk Ja rke ie cetrelies Ov er ale Selwy Lake Roa East, Came reet, Sharlas Roa, Breaigs Roa, North kaia Roa est, Pearves kaia Roa, aley Roa, Dromore Methve Roa. Tell us what you thik. ASHBURTON RAKAIA tfie Ma Ha Turarou bays Par k kaia River t Left i/out oly (restricte access) Sie roa closure

6 Frequetly aske questios How much loger will I have to travel to get to a turarou bay? hy o t you just buil a four lae highway? If we istall safety barriers ow the mile of the roa we woul look at istallig turarou bays regularly alog the route. Exact sites are yet to be fialise. e wat to hear from the commuity a people who use the roa to cofirm the best locatios. These turig bays woul be istalle less tha five kilometres apart, which meas the most ayoe woul ee to travel to a turarou bay is arou four miutes. ith the roa toll icreasig we ee to move quickly to take actios we kow will help prevet eaths a serious ijuries o this roa. These works o ot prevet larger scale work beig carrie out i the future if they are require but they will help stop people beig kille or seriously ijure straight away. ill agricultural or over imesio vehicles still be able to use the roa? Yes. e have bee workig with the commuity, other roa users a stakeholers over the past year, a that will cotiue as this project moves forwar. Yes. All of our propose chages cater for all vehicles. e will make turarou areas big eough for these vehicles, a as sie barriers will oly be istalle at a few high-risk locatios, there will still be room to pull over. Over imesio vehicles will be able to lift their loas above the barrier height to travel. hat about emergecy services? How will they get to people i a acciet if barriers are istalle? Barriers ca be lowere a rive over i emergecy situatios. However, meia barriers sigificatly reuce the umber of crashes o roas where they are istalle. ill the public have a say? The people usig these roas have ieas a experiece that ca help us, a it s importat that ay chages we may make fit with the way they use the roa. hile we have a propose pla it is ot yet fialise, a we will be lookig for iput from the public o the fial esig. Fi out how o the back page of this iformatio sheet. hat about laowers? e have writte to laowers that may be affecte a pla to meet with them to iscuss these propose chages. e uersta that ot everyoe likes the iea of flexible roa safety barriers ow the mile of the roa. e wat to make this roa safer for everyoe a easy to use, a we kow there is a fie balace. The existig passig laes will remai i place so you will still be able to pass, a we will make sure there are turig bays every few miutes so you ca easily chage irectio.

7 Tows alog the route a the kaia Brige e wo t be istallig safety barriers i towships alog the route. However, we will be lookig at spees, a ways to improve visibility. People have tol us they feel usafe walkig a rivig across the state highway i some towships a we wat to chage that. e will also be istigatig a spee review across the kaia Brige as people say they feel usafe crossig it. Have your say Help us get it right. Let us kow what you thik about this optio a if you thik we have misse aythig importat. Jaet Luxto, mmuity Egagemet Maager, r2a@saferoas.co.z You ca go olie a leave feeback o our iteractive map, a see what others have to say o our website zta.govt.z/r2ae by Suay 9 December. me a meet the team a fi out more at oe of our commuity rop-is Thursay 22 November Dusael mmuity Cetre Tramway Roa, Dusael 3pm to 6pm Friay 23 November Former Ashburto i-site East reet, Ashburto 10am to 1pm Saturay 24 November The Salmo Fish Reserve, kaia rer of SH1 a Elizabeth reet 11am to 2pm Look out for our marquee How is this project fue a how much will it cost? This project is part of the Govermet s Safe Roas a Roasies Programme. This first stage, which iclues esig, is beig fue through the Natioal La Trasport Programme (NLTP). Oce we gather feeback a fialise our preferre optio we will have a estimate costructio cost. The we ca the work through our iteral processes to apply for costructio fuig.