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Mā Ake – Your Way

We have completed the safety improvements on South Road/Devon Street West.

Background 

In 2024, NPDC secured $3.8 million in Transport Choices funding from the Government to deliver safety upgrades along South Road / Devon Street West (SH45). This project was fully funded—with no contribution from rates.

We’ve now completed the construction phase, delivering a safer, more accessible corridor for all road users.

What’s been delivered

  • 1 km shared path from Barrett Road to Belair Avenue
  • 2.8 km painted buffered cycle lanes (both sides of the road)
  • 3.9 km physically separated cycle lanes (both sides of the road)
  • 4 upgraded crossings across State Highway 45:
    • Near Woolworths
    • Spotswood Primary
    • Calvert Road
    • Belt Road
  • 11 improved intersections for side roads that have fewer than 4,000 vehicles a day

Installation of the cycle separators was completed in July (2025) and will need time for people to get used to the new environment and impact on the number of cyclists.

What’s next?

A post-construction safety audit has been completed by Beca. Based on their recommendations, we’ll be making a few minor adjustments—all covered within the existing budget, with no impact on rates.

These are:

  • Improved pedestrian visibility at Belt Road crossing by moving the kerb and car parks slightly further north.  This work is due to start 22 September and will take about three weeks, weather permitting.  Find out more about these works.
  • Minor changes to road marking between Cutfield Road and Morley Street.
  • Removing of two cycle lane separators so make it easier for cyclists to enter the cycle lane:
    • One opposite Seaview Road
    • One on the approach to Kopiri Place
  • Red paint introduced at the end and start of more separators to further improve visibility
  • Pocket markings and continuity lines at Morley Street intersection. The markings will make it clearer where motorists can wait to safely make a turn while the lines.

Once these updates are complete (within 4–6 weeks), the final safety audit will be published here.

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Page last updated: 12:44pm Mon 15 September 2025

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