Have your say on the proposed amendments to the Traffic Control Bylaw

Roads play an important part in our daily lives - facilitating social connections, providing access to essential services and creating opportunities for economic growth and activity. Road use must be managed effectively in order to avoid risks to safety.

Council is a “road-controlling authority” under the Land Transport Act 1998 and is responsible for a large network of local roads in the Thames-Coromandel District.

Currently, Council regulates the roads it controls through the Traffic Control Bylaw 2017 - Te Ture ā-Rohe Waka Haere. Council has reviewed the Bylaw and is now proposing to amend it to update the format and some of the content. The main amendments proposed are:

• updates and edits to the formatting and wording of the Bylaw to make it easier to use and understand.
• removal of clauses which are not used or no longer necessary. These are:
  • Routes and manoeuvres on roads
  • Engine braking
  • Traffic control devices.
• updates and additions to the Schedules of the Bylaw (renamed Register of Resolutions) to incorporate developments and restrictions that are currently in place.

Please note: The updates listed below have been in place since 2023. They are signposted and operational. The change is administrative only.

• Over 400 new one-way roads added mostly from subdivisions in Pāuanui, Whitianga or Matarangi.
• Two new left turn restrictions and two new right turn restrictions added on Kirkwood Street, Totara Memorial Park Main Access, Hikuai Settlement Road and Port Road.
• One right turn restriction removed on Mary Street Service Lane No.7.
• Four new cycle paths added. These are in Whangamatā, the district portion of Hauraki Rail Trail, and two in Whitianga. 
• Current restrictions on overlength vehicles on the 309 and Tapu-Coroglen Roads added. These were made under urgency following the closure of SH25A and prohibit vehicles over 12.6m.

We’re looking for your feedback before we make any decisions on our proposals.

Tell us what you think

View the draft amended Traffic Control Bylaw and have your say by taking part in the consultation from 9 August to 9 September 2024.

To provide feedback, you can either:

• give us your feedback online here
• download the feedback form here. Fill it in and email it to consultation@tcdc.govt.nz
• collect a printed feedback form from one of the Council offices in Thames, Coromandel, Whitianga or Whangamatā. Fill it out and hand it in at the office or post it to Thames-Coromandel District Council, Private Bag 1001, Thames 3540.

There will also be an opportunity for people to present their views in person. Please indicate on your feedback form if you wish to present in person and we will be in touch to confirm the date.