Our growing population is increasing pressure on the roading network in Horowhenua – especially on the State Highway network.
While Horowhenua District Council has an advocacy role regarding SH1, SH56 and SH57, these are owned and managed by the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) – you can find out more about the NZTA’s plans on the NZTA website.
Locally, Council manages 535km of sealed roads and 52km of unsealed roads. We have more than 4,000 road signs, 71 bridges, 690 culverts and numerous sumps, and more than 3,000 LED streetlights. There are also 224km of footpaths and a small but growing number of shared pathways.
In all, we spend almost $9 million a year on roads and footpaths, and this is predicted to rise to almost $12 million by 2028. It is a significant part of the total annual Council budget. However, Council only funds part of the work, NZTA funds 61% of roading asset management work.
Council's 2023 Land Transport Procurement Strategy can be viewed below.
Horowhenua District Council Land Transport Procurement Strategy 2023(PDF, 5MB)