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15 April 2021
Jonty Rush
[FYI request #14918 email]
REF: OIA-7832
Dear Jonty
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your email of 14 March 2021 to Marlborough District Council requesting the following
information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Could you provide me with a breakdown of the costs of reducing the speed limits between
Blenheim and Nelson.
In accordance with section 14 of the Act, your request was transferred to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for response on 16 March 2021 as the organisation responsible for holding the requested
information.
Please find a breakdown of costs for the SH6 Blenheim to Nelson speed limit review below:
SH6 Blenheim to Nelson speed limit review
Design costs
$45,048
Cost of signs
$455,500
Variable Speed Limits
$120,000
Traffic management, Asset
$277,750
database update, Utility service
location and protection
Road marking, road widening
$189,342
and strengthening, and other
minor variations
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Andrew Burdett, Speed
Management Programme Lead, by email to [email address].
Yours sincerely
Andrew Thackwray
National Manager Infrastructure Delivery