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24 August 2022
Tim Adriaansen
[FYI request #20038 email]
REF: OIA-10644
Dear Tim
Request made under the Official Information Act 1982
Thank you for your request of 27 July 2022 requesting the following information under the Official
Information Act 1982 (the Act):
I am interested in any and all safety audits or assessments of the following facilities which
assess the risk of collision presented to road users outside of a vehicle.
1. Hutt Expressway (SH2) between Ngauranga Station and Petone:
Please note that this is for the existing on-road hard shoulder facility currently in use, and not
the future planned shared pathway. Please provide safety audits and assessments for design
through construction. If the decision to allow access for bicycles was made post-construction,
please provide all audits and safety assessments conducted in relation to the use of this facility
for people on bikes at the time this decision was made.
2. Manawatū River Bridge (SH1):
For completeness, please provide all safety audits and assessments from design through
construction of the new (currently in use) Manawatū River Bridge, regardless of whether road
users outside of a vehicle are mentioned or not.
3. The intersection of the Waikato Expressway (SH1) and Gordonton Road (SH1B):
In addition to the information provided within OIA 10448, please provide any design or pre-
construction audits and safety assessments which assess the risk of a collision for road users
outside of a vehicle.
This letter is to advise you that Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is extending the 20 working days
available to respond to your request as allowed for under section 15A of the Act. Waka Kotahi requires
an additional five working days to respond to your request. A response will be sent to you on or before
31 August 2022.
This extension is necessary because your request requires us to carry out consultations before a
decision on your request can be made. A thorough response to your request cannot reasonably be
made within the 20-working-day limit and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere
with our operations.
Under section 28 of the Act, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman about the extension.
More information about the Ombudsman is available online at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz.
If you would like to discuss this reply with Waka Kotahi, please contact Official Correspondence, by
email to [NZTA request email].
Yours sincerely
Sam Russell
Acting Principal Advisor – Regulatory Services
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