Speed limit on Napier-Taupō state highway going back to 100km/h
Correction: An initial version of this story suggested the limit would increase on May 22. It will increase on May 29.
Maximum speed limits on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupō will be back to 100km/h next week.
The limit had been lowered to 80km/h amid public debate in 2022.
NZTA Waka Kotahi has clarified that the higher limit will be reinstated on May 29, between 100m west of the SH5/Waipunga Rd intersection, near Eskdale, and 1km southeast of the SH5/Matea Rd, near Rangitāiki.
A spokesperson said the change is being made 'as required by the Setting of Speed Limits Rule 2024 which legalises the Government's expectation that speed limits on New Zealand's roads will be managed in a way that supports economic growth, boosts productivity, and enables people to get to where they are going quickly and safely'.
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