The Government will boost investment in road safety, as part of its Road to Zero strategy.
Auckland Transport supports this plan, launched on December 19 by association minister of transport, Julie Anne Genter.
Road to Zero includes a new commitment to boost road safety investment by 35% to around $1 billion per year over the next decade and aligns with AT’s own Vision Zero strategy – a goal of no deaths or serious injuries on our transport network by 2050.
AT recently stalled eight new red-light cameras, to crack down on dangerous driving.
AT chief executive Shane Ellison says AT was very involved in contributing to the Road to Zero’s development.
“It builds on the safe system that says that every road user has a responsibility to make good choices, but that anyone can make a mistake and we need to build a system to prevent these mistakes turning into tragedies,” Ellison says.
“This investment ties in with AT’s Vision Zero strategy – where we want everyone to be able to travel safely on Auckland’s transport network.”
This additional Government investment will support:
- new enforcement technologies for police, including drug testing equipment;
- 1000 kilometres of additional median crash barriers;
- More than 1700 kilometres of other safety treatments like roadside crash barriers and rumble strips;
- 1500 intersection upgrades like roundabouts and raised pedestrian crossings.
The Government received over 1000 submissions during public consultation, from July to August this year.
Read AT’s submission here.
