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Notice of Meeting No lRSl Te Karere

Joint Road Safety Committee Komiti Manaaki Huarahi

Tuesday, 21 February 2017 Council Chambers

Barkes Corner 10.00am

Western Bay of Plenty District Council Councillor: Transportation Manager:

Tauranga City Council Councillor: Transportation Manager:

Bay of Plenty Regional Council Councillor : Sustainable Transport Officer:

New Zealand Police Travel Safe Programme Leader New Zealand Transport Agency Accident Compensation Corporation Automobile Association

Media Staff

Miriam Taris Chief Executive Officer

Margaret Murray-Benge (Chairperson) Alex Finn

Bill Grainger (Deputy Chairperson) Martin Parkes

Andrew von Dadelszen Jenny Mack

Senior Sergeant Ian Campion Karen Smith Adam Francis Jessica Davis TBC

Western Bay of Plenty District Council - Administering Authority

Tauran-sa City

Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Role:

Delegations Mangai o Te Kaunihera

To provide administration of the annual road safety programme and co-ordination of the work of various community groups concerned with road safety, with the power to co-opt other members as necessary.

This Committee to report to the appropriate operational Committees of the Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council as designated by those authorities.

Agenda for Meeting No. JRSl

Presentations

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Present Apologies

Note for Information

The Chair and Deputy Chair roles positions are set in the Joint Committee Agreement and for this triennium the joint committee is to be chaired by the Western Bay of Plenty District Councillor Appointment.

Public Forum (If Required)

Under Standing Orders Appendix F a period of up to 30 minutes is set aside for a public forum. Members of the public may attend to address the Committee for up to 3 minutes on items that fall within the delegations of the Committee provided the matters are not subject to legal proceedings, and are not already subject to a process providing for the hearing of submissions. Speakers may be questioned through the Chair by members.

Such presentations do not form part of the formal business of the meeting, a brief record will be kept of matters raised during any public forum section of the meeting with matters for action to be referred through the service request system.

Recommendat ion

THAT the meeting adjourn for the purpose of holding a public forum.

Justin Rae - Safe Roads Alliance

As part of the NZTA Community Engagement Process, Justin Rae, the Community Engagement Manager, Safe Roads Alliance from the New Zealand Transport Agency, will be in attendance and give a short presentation on proposed works to be undertaken to improve the safety of State Highway Two from Paengaroa through to near Rotorua.

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Recommendation

THAT the presentation from Justin Rae/ Safe Roads Alliance be received

Western Bay Joint Road Safety Operations Meetings Minutes

Attached are the minutes from the Western Bay Joint Road Safety Committee Operations dated November and December 2016.

Recommendation

THAT the minutes from the Western Bay Joint Road Safety committee Operations dated November and December 2016 be received

New Zealand Police Report

Attached is a report from Senior Sergeant Ian Campion of the New Zealand Police dated February 2017.

Recommendation

THAT the report from the New Zealand Police dated February 2017 be received

Travel Safe Programme Leader Update

A report from the Travel Safe Programme Leader will be coming forthwith and will be distributed once received .

Recommendation

THAT the Tauranga City Council Travel Safe Programme Leaders report dated February 2017 be received

Transport Agency Update

Attached is a report from the Regional Road Safety Advisor of the New Zealand Transport Agency dated February 2017.

Recommendation

THAT the New Zealand Transport Agency Regional Road Safety Advisors report dated February 2017 be received

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Road Safety Action Plan

Attached is the report from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Sustainable Transport Officer dated July - December 2016.

Recommendation

That the Bay of Plenty Regional Counol Sustainable Transport Officer's report dated July - December 2016 be received.

Next meeting - 16 May 2017

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7JOINT ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE OPERATIONS

Date: 9 November 2016 Time: 1.30pm - Meeting Room 1

Level 4- Devonport Road

ATTENDEES Chairperson Martin Parkes Travel Safe Team Leader Karen Smith WBOPDC Alex Finn NZTA Adam Francis NZ Police Wayne Hunter ACC Jessica Davis (Apologies) Westlink Justine Wilton (Apologies) Regional Council Jenny Mack Minute Taker Taryn Wright

Minutes ITEM DISCUSSED MINUTES/ ACTION REQUIRED BY WHO/WHEN

Acceptance of Previous Meeting Minutes All The minutes of 12 October 2016 were accepted as a true and accurate record of meeting. Approved and seconded.

Matters arising from previous minutes 12 October 2016

• National Road Safety Action Plan ACTION - to be Has been circulated for everyone. reviewed with next

NL TP planning • Adam to send copy of letter sent to school to travel safe to keep school in

school travel plan process. ACTION -Adam Karen to email to remind Adam.

• Karen to send Adam information re procurement variable speed signs forTe Puke and cost from I an MacAuley and discussion with Justine and Alex. ACTION - Karen

NOW COMPLETE

ACTIVITY UPDATES

Martin (TCC) • Awarded 20-25 projects- including no right turn coming from Frazer Cove . • Wayne advised that correct signage must be used for 'No Right Turn.' • Work at Tahatai school to be done as safety behaviour of the drivers not that

good. Looking at an interim safety measure to be introduced in around the roundabout near Tahatai school. . There are four sites where TCC are building roundabouts to help control speeding (Dickson Road).

Jenny Mack • Small billboards have been changed out to the summer theme . (Regional • Road cones to be distributed to Road Safety Committees . Council) • New 'distractions' billboard to go up (State highway 29) .

• Alcohol adverts to go up . • Driver Fatigue brochure hand out to all present at meeting . • Competition to run (Lock Box) -The prize is a driver survivor pack . • Jenny will not be at work from 18 November to 7 January 2017 . • Professional Development workshops are going well- working with youth . • Jenny asked Wayne (POLICE) for some statistic on seatbelts . ACTION - Wayne

Wayne • 75 crashes last week and most are from people following too close. (NZ Police)

Objective ID: A7519998

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Karen • Karen thanked Jenny for Fatigue brochures. TCC will be using these . (TCC-Travel . Five mobility workshops have been held across Western Bay - the number Safe) of attendees are growing.

• School rolls are growing in and around Tauranga. Active transport being encouraged Oropi and Omokora schools. Originally these schools were rural schools but becoming urbanised in their community.

• TRAFINZ conference next week . • AA have written to TCC asking to be part of this committee . ACTION - Martin/Alex

• Car Park Workshops completed . to follow up

• Karen asked the committee for approval for Love to Ride Child site that funding be used to have BOP wide website. Everyone approved.

• Karen showed the committee the new 'ready to ride' booklet for elderly on mobility scooters.

• Karen thanked everyone for their partnership .

Adam • This Saturday there is a Community Open Day for Mangatapu pass . (NZTA) • Workshops are being held discussing Katikati bypass options .

• Tauranga Northern Link- specimen design . • Minden - Te Puna is progressing . • State highway 33 - working with safe road alliance . • Tauriko school - consultation days. Good feedback so far .

Alex • Looking at changing the speed limit in Waitangi to 40km after Christmas and (WBOPDC) the New Year.

• Technical audit from NZTA happening at present and safety is a component of this.

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 2:45 p.m.

Date of next meeting -14 December 2016, 1:30pm- 3:00pm

Object ive ID: A7519998

9JOINT ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE OPERATIONS

Date: 14 December 2016 Time: 1.30pm - Meeting Room 1

Level 4 - Devenport Road

ATTENDEES Chairperson Karen Smith Travel Safe Team Leader Martin Parkes (Apologies) WBOPDC Alex Finn NZTA Adam Francis (Apologies) NZ Police !an Campion ACC Jessica Davis (Apologies) Westl ink Justine Wilton Regional Council Jenny Mack Minute Taker Melanie Higginson and Taryn Wright

Minutes ITEM DISCUSSED MINUTES/ ACTION REQUIRED BY WHO/WHEN

Acceptance of Previous Meeting Minutes All The minutes of 9 November 2016 were accepted as a true and accurate record of meeting. Approved and seconded.

Matters arising from previous minutes 9 November 2016

• National Road Safety Action Plan ACTION - to be Has been circulated for everyone. reviewed with next

Nl TP planning 2017 • Adam to send copy of letter sent to school to travel safe to keep school in

school travel plan process. ACTION -Adam Karen to email to remind Adam.

ACTIVITY UPDATES

Jenny Mack • Small billboards have been changed out to the summer theme e.g at Bayfair (Regional • Advertisements for drive sober in place - Be a Legend, plan before going out Council) . Radio advertisements playing Mai FM, Waikato. Mai FM trucks handing out

brochures and running lock box competitions with weekly driver survivor prize packs

• TRAFNZ was great • Jenny asked ian about statistics for seatbelts • Encourage children to use public transport to reduce single occupancy

vehicles on the roads in school travel plan ACTION - !an to email

• CAS issues - NZT A slats not as beneficial as data not analysed Jenny slats for Western

• Karen advised licence fee has been dropped for CAS usage so access has Bay seatbelt

improved infringements 1/7/16-

• TCR content much better current (completed)

I an • 35 crashes last week and most are from people following too close. (NZ Police) . 18 fatalities for year so far.16 crashes last year and 12 this year meaning

more multiple fatality incidents. • 27 crashes per week on average (attended) vs 17 crashes per week last

year- reasons: traffic volumes increased as population increased. • Lack of care and distractions while driving e.g. not looking at intersections-

resulting in nose to tail crashes. • Static Camera programme still underway with possibly one unit to be

installed in WBOP

Objective ID: A7608687

10• Give thought to enforcement of 40kph zones- staff cannot exceed this limit

to enforce speed consequently the mobile speed camera is most effective tool ACTION - Justine to . Be aware of how speed camera van placement can interfere with parking provide details of e.g. Pyes Pa School when planning school speed zone areas proposed zones to I an so

• Operation HAIKU 1 Dec- end of Jan. 4kph speed tolerance, restraints, radar detection I speed impaired driver- drugs I alcohol focus camera vans can test . Facebook advertisements supporting Operation HAIKU (Jenny) visibility.

• New Year's Eve: Local and out of town staff working on the operation . PlanninQ com~leted.

Karen • Karen shows new poster- distributed to attendees (TCC-Travel • Drink drive billboards up this week Safe) • Helmet competition entries coming in

• Drink drive and fatigue messages out to licensees this week • Summer Ambassadors given posters, water bottles, brochures & Frisbees . Campgrounds I holiday parks have distraction pamphlets. Some running

quizzes around road safety. • Met with Bluelight- Young Driver Mentor program 2017 (April) targeting

disadvantaged and specific ethnic groups. ACTION - Jenny to look Learner licence through to full licence- aiming to assist 90 drivers per year

through program into previous Otorohanga

• Alex questioned if we have driver training assistance through iwi I hauora- Young Driver Program

Karen said we support iwi and hauora driver licencee programs • Look to continue our Young Driver Program • Orange Day debriefing integrated with TRAFINZ conference- very

successful Orange day and high level of banners • Regional Bus Blueprint coming out after meeting yesterday- focus on

primary students using School Hopper, Intermediate & Secondary students using Bay Hopper- Travel Safe looking to partner with regional Council-active transport messages

• Karen thanked everyone for funding Love to RideBOP- Website set up already in action. . New National cycling videos with Sarah Walker out through Cycle NZ-KCR will put htem into our programme

• Karen thanked everyone for their partnership with Travel Safe

Justine • Waihi Beach -temporary 30kph zone in place for 4 weeks over Christmas 1 (Westlink) New Year period near roundabout by holiday park

• 8 schools selected- 2 people observing pedestrian demand, driving, parking etc. purpose to

• Leaving Katikati until Feb as students were away . Speed surveys planned for Feb I Mar for 8 schools • Top 3 schools will be selected after this data is collected to determine ACTION - Karen to find

places where a 40kph limit will actually change drivers speed out who contact is for NZ

• Will recommend to TCC what improvements need to be made Police in Waihi area

Alex • Variable speed limit Te Puke in place approx. one month- working well (WBOPDC) • One issue with tree covering sign , and one other not working but both

issues now resolved • Proposed new speed signs in Waitangi • Urbanisation works- next calendar year . Oropi School -Can we get a safer way to cross the road? Bus driver does

U-turn as bus stop is on opposite side of the road ACTION - Justine and . Suggestion of a Kea crossing, but noted not everyone knows how they work

• Work with quarry and truck drivers in area to discuss safety near school- Alex to visit Oropi school

logging trucks park trailers which block visibility with Ang to view safe

• Idea to have staff parking relocated to alternative site to free up some crossing ideas.

parking spaces for families . No clear markings of dedicated school zones, no cell phone bays. Needs to be more clearly defined

• Te Ranga school road markings and resurfacing . Omokoroa school entry and exit points

Objective ID: A7608687

11General Business . Discussed dates for 2017 meetings. No meeting will be held in January

2017. . Karen thanked everyone for their support over the past year .

There being no further business, the meeting closed at 2:45 p.m.

Date of next meeting - 8 February 2017, 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Objective ID: A7608687

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POLICE REPORT

JOINT ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING Tuesday 21 February 2017 1000hrs

FATAL CRASH

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2004 14 2005 10 2006 13 2007 11 2008 10 2009 10 2010 13 2011 14 2012 8 ) 2013 6 Best result in 30 years 2014 16 2015 18 2016 19 Worst Result in 10 years 2017

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2016 Fatal Crash Basic Analysis

User Type: Driver 10 Passenger 5 Cyclist 2 Pedestrian 2

Gender: Male 13 Female 6

Age: 5, 12, 16(2), 18, 21(2), 28, 29(2), 30, 38, 40, 44, 45, 52, 60, 71, 92

Location: Urban Rural SH

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13 (SH29 x 2 I SH29A x 2 I SH2N x 6 I SH2S x 3)

Of note were a number of multiple death crashes: SH2 I Dawson Road (5), SH2S Otamarakau (2) & SH29A Matapihi (2).

POLICE OPERATIONS Completed: Intersection Operation- 5-11 September 2016 Speed Operation (Light/Motorcycles) - 19-25 September 2016 Youth Vehicle Operation (GDL)- 26 September- 2 October 2016 Back to School Operation -10-14 October 2016 Speed Operation (Light/HMV/Motorcycles) 7-13 November 2016 Back to School Operation- 31 January- 10 February 2017 Youth Vehicle Operation (GDL) -13-19 February 2017

Future: Operation Belt Up- Restraints- 27 February- 5 March 2017 Operation Kidi Klic- Child Restraints- 13-19 March 2017 Winter Action Plan 1 April- 31 August 2017 Easter 14-17 April 2017 Back to School Operation - 1-5 May 2017 Be Safe Be Bright Be Seen (Cyclists) 15-21 May 2017 Operation Prohibition -Alcohol/Drugs- 29 May- 5 June 2017 Intersection Operation- 19-25 June 2017

14CRASH STATISTICS

240 19.2 +.25.0

83 7.2 +15.3

391 28 +36.7

lAURA GA SOUTH 309 235 +31 .5

lE PUKE 103 99

BOP Area 1179 9391

Comment: EBOP +8% I Rotorua +6% I Taupo-Tokoroa +5%

FATAL FIVE - HIGH RISK DRIVERS

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PAPAMOA +2.4

T URANGA 1310 +31.5

TAU RANG A SOUTH -20.8

TE PUKE 64 -7 .9

WBOPArea 4921 4708

VISIBLE ROAD SAFETY

Scene Station 20162017 20152016 YTO% Variance

KATIKATI 259 226 +14.6

MOUNT MAUNGANUI 721 721 0.0

PAPAMOA 338 339 -0.3

TAURANGA 1407 906 +55.3

TAURANGA SOUTH 599 719 -16.7

ITE PUKE 71'4 583 +22.5

WBOP Area 4038 3494 ( + 5.6 )

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Scene Station 20162017 20152016 YTD% Variance

KATIKAT 44 65 -32.3 MOUNT MAUNGANUI 178 285 -37.5 PAPAMOA 1GB 128 +31.3 TAURANGA 463 314 +47.5

TAURANGA SOUTH 158 228 -30.7 TE PUKE 166 208 -20.2 WBOP Area 1177 1228 c -4.2 J

SPEED PRODUCTIVITY

Scene Station 20162017 20152016 YTD% Variance

KATIKATI 193 248 -222

MOUNT MAUNGANUI 458 4.46 +2.7 PAPAMOA 697 745 -6.4

TAURANGA 1606 1708 -6.0

TAURANGA SOUTH 917 11 86 -22.7

TE PUKE 648 1648 0.0

WBOPArea 451'9 4981 L -9.3 D

ALCOHOL PRODUCTIVITY

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2008 - 2017 - Prosecutions by Age Group (09/02/2017)

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2008% 5 508 377 249 152 160 147 128 141

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0.2 23.6 20.4 14.0 9.2 8.3 7.81 8.0 8.4 44.2 23.2 16.1 1

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Static Speed Cameras -Review of sites completed and in consultation phase. Installation date not yet known.

Mobile Speed Camera - Review of BOP District deployment.

Mobility I Electronic Traffic Crash Reports.

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17NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

February 2017

SPEED MANAGEMENT GUIDE UPDATE The Speed Management Guide was released last November by the Government, with the goal of helping reduce deaths and serious injuries through better targeted speed management.

The Guide supports a consistent approach to speed management and the setting of speed limits which are suitable for road function, design, safety and use. It also considers efficiency and economic productivity goals.

The new approach, developed as part of the Safer Journeys road safety strategy, modernises and streamlines the approach to speed management. It strongly encourages early and thorough engagement with stakeholders and communities as part of the process.

All 17 RCAs in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty have received passwords allowing access to the comprehensive map tool in the Guide, and regional and individual workshops are presently underway both regionally and nationally to introduce it.

Its release follows the successful demonstration of the draft Guide in the Waikato in 2016 at eight sites with five RCAs. The experience of and learning's from the demonstration have informed the final Guide, and are also being used to support its rollout.

The multi-agency working group which supported the demonstration has continued, with its remit broadening to provide support for RCAs in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty as they build knowledge of and apply the Guide and develop speed management maps.

The Speed Management Guide will replace the speed setting guidance in the Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003. It also enables a speed limit of llOkm/h on some of the country's highest safety rated roads, with consultation on these changes expected in the coming months.

Speed Management Guide

Engagement handbook

KEY RESULTS FORM THE LAST QUARTERLY ROAD SAFETY OUTCOMES REPORT

Check out the latest quarterly Road Safety Outcomes for October-December 2016. These quarterly reports are invaluable as they provide a consistent source of data that you can use to track trends/risks in your region They show National and Regional road safety trends not only for the Transport Agency's regions but by Police district and by local government region .

Key results for the last quarter • 328 people were killed in road crashes in the 12 months to December2016, the highest

annual figure since 2010 • 100 were vehicle occupants not using seatbelts

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• Alcohol and drug-related casualties increased in the past six months after a long period of steadily falling rates, the increases are greatest in Waikato and Northland

• High risk drivers (disqualified , unlicensed, racing or fleeing) have been increasingly involved in crashes now accounting for 12% of fatal and serious injury crashes

• Motorcyclists represent 22% of ACC road crash injury entitlement claims, and 22% of hospitalisations (for more than 1 day), but only 3% of the vehicle fleet

Speed makes the difference Speed is not often the only contributing factor in crashes, but it is an important determinant of the severity of the crash. The chart shows the percentages of crashes which had severe outcomes in 2014-2016, for crashes involving some of the more common contribut ing factors. In all cases a higher percentage resulted in fatal or serious injuries when the crash occurred on higher speed roads.

During this period :

• 45% of the alcohol-related crashes on 100km/h roads resulted in fatal or serious injuries, compared to 28% on 50 Km/h roads

• Most of the 5,500 "failure to give way" crashes occurred in urban areas, where 16% resulted in fatal or serious injuries, compared to 36% on 100km/h roads

• Disqualified or unlicensed drivers were involved in 1120 injury crashes, 34% of those on 100km/h roads were fatal or serious, and 26% on 50km/h roads

alcohol

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• percentage in fatal crashes • exposure percentage

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% of all crashes which involve a leo hoi

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%of all crashes which occur on rural roads

youth ~~~~~~ r. of fatalities ~ %of 15-24 year olds to NZ population

or. l O'Yo 20Yo 30% 40'Yo 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%

STATE HIGHWAY CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE

Bay of Plenty

SH2 Waihi to Tauranga

• A $520mill ion investment is being made in the SH2 corridor. Five programmes of work are underway and will improve the KiwiRAP star rating from 2 to 3 stars. The next round of public open days are planned for early April. More information

19NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

SH2 Te Puna/Minden Roundabout

• Work at the Te Puna I Minden intersection is progressing with the focus this year on building the new roundabout; installing retaining walls, formation of the roundabout , lighting and landscaping.

• Service relocation, removal of the old Te Puna Memorial Hall, formation of a new local road behind the BP service station are complete .

• Work is expected to be complete mid-2017. More information

SH2/SH29A Baypark to Bayfair Link Upgrade

• Railway line relocation works are complete. • The contract to build stage two, construction of the two new flyovers , will be awarded in the next

month (by March). • Construction is due to start mid- 2017 and is expected to take three years.

More information

SH29A Hairini Link/Maungatapu Underpass

• Work continues on the construction of the second bridge on the Maungatapu roundabout and the Kaitemako culvert. This work will continue at these sites for the next six months. The project is on track for an early-2018 completion. More information

SH29A Maungatapu median barrier

• Work has started to extend the median barrier east of the Maungatapu Bridge on State Highway 29A. The 1.3km flexible median barrier removes the risk of head-on crashes

SH29A Poike Road Overbridge

• Construction started in july 2016 and the bridge is open. Contractor is working on the walking and cycling connections. Project is expected to be complete and open mid-2017. More information

Weather Activated Variable Speed Limit signs (SH29)

• The trial has been active for 14 months with evaluations continuing . The latest findings are expected to be provided in February 2017. More information

Connect Rotorua Programme

• The $24million central and eastern corridor is designed to support Rotorua's economic growth and development, help ease congestion and improve road safety. Preparations for the upgrades are underway and will continue for the next two to three years. More information

SHS/SH30 Hemo Road Roundabout

• Construction of a new roundabout at the State Highway 5 1 State Highway 30 Hemo Road intersection started mid- 2016 and is on track to be complete mid-2017. The contractor has so far cleared the site , relocated services, installed a geothermal blanket to vent the steam, and begun the earthworks phase of the roundabout and the new alignment of

20NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

SHS . A temporary roundabout and bypass around Te Puia carpark is now in place so the formation of the new roundabout and underpasses can get underway. More information

Waikato

Waikato Expressway

• Longswamp: Work has started on the final section of the Waikato Expressway. The 5.9km section is expected to be completed in the summer of 2018/19.

• Rangiriri: Traffic has been on the new road since mid-2016- under speed restriction and one lane in each direction until the end of the project in March/ April. Symbolic restoration of historic paa site now under way. Planning for May 27 major event to mark completion of the roading and paa projects.

• Huntly: The Fulton Hogan-HEB Joint Venture is well into its second season of earthworks and bridge work continues. Northern interchange traffic switch to off-ramp planned for March -to allow room for further structures there. Public information day on site Sunday, April 30. Completion 2020.

• Hamilton: Full construction end to end since October this year. Site office off Percival Road has a public information centre attached. Public information day planned for April 1. Completion 2020.

• Cambridge: Final asphalt surfacing under way until March. • More information

Cobham Drive

Huntly earthworks looking south toward the Taupiri Pass

• Wairere Drive intersection: Hamilton City Council now investigating a grade-separated intersection to fit with the Southern Links designation. So 2-3 years before Wairere Dr connection is complete.

• Cambridge Road intersection : In design for traffic signals, build delayed to integrate with Wairere/Cobham construction.

• Cobham Drive pedestrian underpass at Sillary Street: Construction this summer.

SH2 Pokeno to Mangatarata

Funding approved for $278 million project to three-lane route as a major safety improvement, with three sect ions off current alignment. Design under way; consenting and property purchas ing . Construction is in five stages over several years to match funding availability.

More information

21NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

SH3 Awakino Tunnel to Mount Messenger

Funding has been approved for the three projects aimed at improving safety, resilience and journey time reliability.

• A bypass of the Awakino Tunnel- it is under investigation, construction occurs during 2018/19

• A bypass of Mount Messenger- under investigation, construction 2018/19 • Corridor-wide safety and resilience improvements (being delivered by Safe Roads),

construction of stage 1 this year

More information

SH !/Cambridge to Piarere

Business case process is under way for long-term improvements including SH1/29 intersection. Consultants will carry the Business Case through to RMA consenting and property purchase for a potential 2020 construction start. In the interim the Safe Roads Alliance will be delivering short-term corridor safety improvements- wide centreline, localised widening

More information

SAFE ROADS UPDATE

Safe Roads is part of the government's Safer journeys strategy to improve the safety of our roads through simple measures such as rumble strips, shoulder widening, safety barriers, better signage and changes to speed limits. A $600 million programme is underway to make rural routes on the State Highway network safer in the next six years.

The following progress has been made:

• An end-to-end engagement process has been developed by Safe Roads, • Consultation includes national organisations such as Rural Contractors New Zealand, the Heavy

Haulage Association and Cycling Action Network.

• The Safe Roads Alliance has changed its name to Safe Roads

Summary of Waikato projects: There are 14 Safe Roads projects in the Waikato. Four are in the business case phase; seven are in design and three are in construction these are:

• SHl: Bombay to Hampton Downs • SH1B Taupiri to Gordonton • SH3: Ohaupo toTe Awamutu

Summary of Bay of Plenty projects: There are seven Safe Roads projects in the Bay of Plenty. Five are in the business case phase; one is in design and one is in construction:

• SH33: Te Teko to Awakeri

For more information visit Safe Roads Alliance webpage or contact Shelley Crestani, Engagement Manager shelley.crestani@saferoads.co.nz

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ROAD TOLL 2017

The provisional road toll for 2016 was 328, an increase from 219, in 2015. During the 2016/17 holiday period there were 15 fatal crashes resulting in 19 deaths. The deaths included: 4 drivers, 6 passengers, 5 motorcyclists, 4 pedestrians and 15 of the 19 deaths occurred on the open road.

At the 6 February 2017, there have been 36 fatalities nationally compared with 38 for the same time in 2016. The Waikato has had 9 compared to 9 at the same time last year and the BoP has had 1 compared to 2 at the same time last year.

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23NZ Transport Agency Report to Road Safety Action Plan Meeting

SAFER JOURNEYS SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

• High Risk Rural Roads Guide • High Risk Intersection Guide • Motorq~cling Safet~ Guide

Safe Roads & Roadsides • Revised KiwiRap maps • Safer lourne~s for Rural Schools guide • Safer lourne~s for Schools-Guidelines for School

Communities

Safe Speeds • Speed Management Guide

Safe Road Use Police and advertising calendar •

Safe Vehicles • RightCar website • AN CAP

• Safer lourne~s website

Safe System • Safer lourne~s action plans • Safer lourne~s resources • Education portal - resources for schools

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

• 5'h International SaferRoads Conference 21-24 May 2017 Auckland- Keeping up to date

• Low Volume Roads Workshop 13-15 Sep 2017- Trinity Wharf Tauranga

Keeping Connected

Keeping Connected is our information portal for Transport Agency partners and stakeholders. In it you will find news and information about the wide range of work we do across New Zealand.

Social media

Check out our Transport Agency Waikato Bay of Plenty Facebook page or our Twitter feed which provides regularly updated traffic and travel information

Please contact Narelle Barrowcliffe our Senior Communications Advisor for Waikato/BoP if there is anything you would like us to share.

Marceli Davison Regional Road Safety Advisor, NZ Transport Agency DDI 64 7 958 7843 M 021 833 306 E marcel i.davison@nzta.govt.nz

24Bay of Plenty Regional Council Road Safety Action Plan

2016-17 update for period 01 July 2016 to 31 December

2016

The Regional Road Safety Action Plan is avai lable at http://www.boprc.govt.nz/media/546095/final-boprc-road­

safety-act ion-p lan-2016 17 .pdf

1. Quarterly update on delivery of Regional Road Safety Act ion Plan

30 Sep 2016

The Winter Drive to the Conditions radio campaign and the Winter Pit Stop (TWIRL check your car) ran f rom April 2016 to end of August 2016. The campaign is run in co-operation with the sub-region's road safety co-ordinators and NZTA. This year pit stops were held in the Eastern Bay for the first time and student mechanics assisted Andrew Lister the NZTA technical expert. In Tauranga and Rotorua pit stops were tria lied at Toi Ohomai Institute ofTechnology, (formerly Bay of Plenty Polytech and Wairiki Institute of Technology) using student mechanics. Results from these two pit stops have highlighted a potential focus area for future campaigns.

Kawerau 86 34 40%

Whakatane 80 20 25%

Rotorua 150 44 29%

Tau ran 148 50 34%

Total 464 148 32%

• Planned campaigns, (mainly radio) over the next few months will focus on driving sober, distractions and fatigue especially around long weekends and the holiday season.

• The Mai FM radio campaign targeting young people travelling to and from New Year events will run Auckland, Waikato and Bay of Plenty. Fatigue stops planned for New Year and the long weekends in January and February have been cancelled due to time constraints resolving health and safety issues and traffic management plans.

• Planning for best practice road safety professional development workshop (March 2017) for community workers, educators, faci litators and teachers working with young people is well underway. This workshop has received support from the NZTA Educational Advisor. Karen Smith the Western Bay Road Safety Committee Travel Safe Team Leader has been instrumental in making this workshop happen.

31 December 2016

• The Region's small billboards were changed out to the summer colours, (blue and yellow) in October and those with winter driving messages swapped to choose a sober driver.

• Slow down, other people make mistakes, Distraction, Fatigue and Drive sober radio campaigns were run over October, November, and December.

• The Mai FM radio campaign targeting young people travelling to and from New Year events was run. Online giveaways were included to ensure greater engagement. National Mai FM Facebook page reached over 70,000 people and received over 1,100 responses. Lockbox competition ran in Rotorua and Tauranga.

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25Rotorua reached over 1500 people a week with between 116 and 232 responses each week. Mediaworks will supply a report and include Tauranga statistics as well.

• At the Trafinz confe rence held in November at Tauranga two of our region's road safety co-ordinators, Reade Nikora and Lorreen Hartley were nominated for the Cedric Rodgers Award.

Other Items

• A 2 Day workshop for road safety co-ordinators is planned to ensure input into the RLTP, LTP, and 2018-2021 funding cycle.

• Over 35 registrations for the road safety professional development workshop for Day 1 have been received from around the region.

2. News from the Regional Transport Committee {RTC)

The first RTC Committee Meeting of the new triennium was held 16 December 2016 at BOPRC offices, 87 First Avenue, Tauranga. The members are:

• Chairman: S Crosby • Deputy Chairman: J Nees

• Appointees: Mayor A Bonne (Whakatane District Council), MayorS Chadwick (Rotorua Lakes Council), Councillor R Curach (Tauranga City Council), Mayor J Forbes (Opotiki District Council), J Galbraith (Freight Advisor), Councillor D Thwaites (Western Bay of Plenty Dist rict Council), P Mclean (Regional Director Waikato/BOP, New Zealand Transport Agency)

Other news • NZTA are developing a business case for a driver licensing programme for youth in Opotiki and has been

working with Opotiki District Council to develop a Community Driver Mentor Programme. The Community Driver Mentor Programme model is designed to be community owned and operated. Members viewed youth and rural licensing as a broader issue that needed a universal approach, with comment made on challenging core fundamental po licy. There are national funding constraints. General Manager Strategy & Science Fiona McTavish suggested that the regional economic growth plan as a region-wide solution, which she undertook to investigate and report back on.

Full minutes and agendas are available at http://www.boprc.govt.nz/cou ncil/comm ittees-a nd­meetings/regional-transport-committee/.

3. Regional land Transport Plan and road safety

The Regional Council is responsible for preparing the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP) which is the guiding document for road safety and improvements in the region . Currently a review of the RLTP is underway with RTC workshops planned in March 2017.

The workshops in March will identify ou r region's transport problems and provide a focus for the new RLTP.

Road safety promotion in the Bay of Plenty is primarily managed through the Road Safety Action Plans developed by each of the three sub-regional Road Safety Committees as well as a regional plan prepared by the Regional Council.

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