Roads & Transport
In this section
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Policies & Strategies
Links to roading policies including the Berm Maintenance Policy, the Walking and Cycling Strategy; CRETS (Christchurch Rolleston and Environs Transportation Study) and Transportation Activity Management Plan
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Road Stopping Notices
Any notifications of Road Stopping Notices will be posted here
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Working on the road
Information, permits and forms for doing work on the road, including stock droving, forming a vehicle crossing (Entranceway) and permit for a container to be placed on the road
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Using the road
Road works, busses services, cycle trails, e-scooters, and road safety information
- Road works and closures
Selwyn District's roading network is crossed by five state highways, a number of arterial and collector roads and over 900 local roads and streets that connect and service the various towns and settlements.
Except for the state highways, Selwyn District Council is responsible for all public roads, bridges and footpaths in the district. In total, it manages 1359 kilometres of sealed roads, 1116 kilometres of unsealed roads, 128 bridges and 137 kilometres of footpaths.
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and upgrading roads and footpaths
- Intersection design and improvement
- Road signs
- Street lighting
- Traffic Management
- Strategic Management and planning of transport routes (e.g. CRETS, the Christchurch Rolleston & Environs Transport Study)
Responsibilities do not include:
Mowing of roadside berms. This is the responsibility of adjacent property owners. Council maintains berms adjacent to all property which Council owns.
Information:
- Code of Practice
- Guidelines [PDF, 224 KB] for Developers for new subdivisions
- Road Corridor Access (Beforeudig)
- Road Stopping Notices
- Rural Mail Boxes
- Selwyn Bus Services
- Speed Limits - see Transportation Bylaws
- Temporary Road Closures
- Requires MS Excel to view Traffic Counts [XLSX, 131 KB] (as at 1 April 2023)
- Transportation Activity Management Plan
- Vehicle Crossing [PDF, 1807 KB] Information Pack and Application Form
If you have a query email transportation@selwyn.govt.nz or register a concern with the Helpline