Time to slow down on the hill
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A new speed limit will come into force at the northern corridor into Taupō town centre on May 1 – the last change to be implemented following the introduction of our Speed Limits Bylaw 2018.
The section of Wairakei Drive known as Control Gates Hill will be reduced to 50km/h from 100m north of Norman Smith Street to 500m north of Huka Falls Road on May 1. Up until this date it remains at 80km/h.
All of our other speed changes were implemented on December 1, but this particular section of road was delayed to coincide with the roadworks that will soon be underway in the northern corridor area.