Roading

The Council maintains all the roads within the Kapiti Coast District, except for State Highway 1, which is:

• 350 km of road (of which only 18 km is unsealed)
• 300 km of footpath
• 4000 streetlights
• 36 bridges
• 1.5 million vehicle kilometres travelled annually.

Maintenance

The Council has an ongoing maintenance programme repairing pot-holes, replacing damaged signs, repainting road markings, resurfacing roads, sweeping gutters, cleaning sumps and maintaining streetlights. Please contact the Council if you see any such problem needing repair.

Code of Practice for Working on the Road

Contractors and service providers (drainlayers, plumbers, electricians, telecommunications contractors, etc) are required to comply with the Code of Practice when planning work requiring excavation or trenching of the road surface. A copy of the Code can be obtained from Standards New Zealand.

Exceptions for the Kapiti Coast

• Kapiti Coast District Council's Schedule of Special Conditions (PDF, 3 pages, 112Kb)
• Traffic Management Plan (PDF, 5 pages, 19Kb)
• Speed Restriction Plan (PDF, 1 page, 16Kb)

Application forms:

• Preliminary Notification for all major works only (PDF, 1 page, 18Kb)
• Road Opening Notice for all works (PDF, 2 pages, 32Kb)
• Works Completion Notice for all completed works (PDF, 1 page, 16Kb)
• Works Maintenance for 12 month follow up (PDF, 1 page, 14Kb)

Upgrading

There are three road upgrade programmes that have been in progress for a number of years:

• replacement of all old bitumen and chip-seal footpaths with longer-lasting concrete footpaths
• upgrade of streetlights to meet the Australia New Zealand Standard for streetlighting
• upgrade of streets so that all have kerb and channel and at least one concrete footpath.

The priority of street upgrades depends on a number of factors including traffic volume, proximity to school routes, tripping hazards on existing footpaths and future traffic volumes. Priorities are reviewed regularly by the Community Boards.