Permanent new speed limits will be in place next week on a notoriously challenging stretch of highway near Milford Sound. The NZ Transport Agency announced yesterday its new speed limits for State Highway 94 from the Homer Tunnel to Milford Sound. The change was part of an initiative identifying highways where lower speed limits could make a difference in saving people’s lives, and where communities were calling for change. Between 2009 and 2018 there were 76 crashes between the eastern entrance of the Homer Tunnel and Milford Sound. Mr Caygill said consultation feedback showed broad but not unanimous support for lower speed limits.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 02, 2021 15:33 UTC