Roads of national significance
Waikato Expressway
Cambridge Section
Effects on the Road Network
A
E
F
G
H
D
I
+1100
J
Increase
+1300
B
Decrease
Cutoff = 500 Vehicles
C
Changes to average daily traffic in 2021 resulting from construction of the Waikato Expressway
LOCATION
SH1 immediately 
SH1 immediately 
SH1 past the 
SH1B (Victoria 
SH1B (Victoria 
Peake Rd at 
Swayne Rd 
Watkins Rd 
St Kilda Rd
Thornton 
north of Hautapu 
west of 
Golf Course
Rd) immediately 
Rd) immediately 
proposed 
at proposed 
at proposed 
Rd east of 
TRAFFIC FLOW
Rd
Cambridge
north of 
north of Hautapu 
overbridge
overbridge
Expressway
Oaklands Dr
Cambridge
Rd
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
2010 existing traffic flow
18,000
17,100
15,100
6,500
5,900
800
1,600
1,200
500
1,800
under the Official Information Act 1982
2021 predicted traffic flow without the Waikato 
Expressway
24,400
19,700
18,000
8,900
6,300
1,000
900
1,900
700
2,500
2021 predicted traffic flow with the Waikato 
Expressway
31,600
12,600
8,600
11,400
5,200
1,500
1,000
0
1,800
3,800
Changes to 2021 traffic resulting from the 
construction of the Waikato Expressway
+7,200
-7,100
-9,400
+2,500
-1,100
+500
+100
-1,900
+1,100
+1,300
Annual average daily traffic at various locations in 2010 and in 2021 with and without the Waikato Expressway
Released 
Expected safety improvements
•
40% reduction in crash costs (equivalent to saving $3.1 million per year).
www.nzta.govt.nz/waikato-expressway

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