Onerahi Road / Old Onerahi Road safety improvements

Project typeRoad safety
Project value$190,000
Project scheduleJanuary and February 2026
Contractor nameWM Construction
Completion Date27 February 2026

A map showing the area affected by the project, the Old Onerahi Road / Onerahi Road intersection and Clotworthy Crescent / Onerahi Road intersection.

This safety project improved the cycling connection to the Onerahi Shared Path and provided general safety improvements at two road intersections in Onerahi to comply with current best practice and design standards.

The two intersections were the Old Onerahi Road / Onerahi Road intersection and Clotworthy Crescent / Onerahi Road intersection.

It came after a severe cycle accident in 2022 and a Coroner's report providing a series of safety requirements to reduce the risk of reoccurrence.

The works included:

new signage and road markings to better delineate cycle lanes and connections to the shared path
some new and renewed footpaths with new tactile ground-surface indicators for visually impaired pedestrians, to meet New Zealand standards and improved pedestrian crossing points
renewed kerb and channel and improved drainage
vegetation removal to allow suitable and complying sight-distance requirements from road intersections and crossing points
the removal of unnecessary islands allowing clear and undistracted sight lines for road users to navigate through the side road safely and without ambiguity.

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12 Onerahi Road, Onerahi 0110 View Map

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Onerahi Road / Old Onerahi Road safety improvements

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