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The government is to spend $20 million on improvements to rural highways.
It's part of a $1.4 billion programme over the next three years to make safety improvements on high risk roads around the country, which includes an estimated $600 million to $700m being spent on state highway improvements.
Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter said the 11 rural state highways being targeted have risks like sharp corners and narrow stretches.
"The goal is to prioritise proven technology like rumble strips which surprisingly reduce fatal run-off road crashes by up to 42 percent, shoulder widening at high risk sites can reduce serious crashes by up to 35 percent."
The roads are in Manawatū, Whanganui, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and the West Coast.
West Coast
SH6 and SH67: Murchison to Westport
SH7: Hanmer Springs to Reefton
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
SH2: Wairoa to Gisborne
SH35: Gisborne to Tolaga Bay
SH2: Gisborne to Matawai
SH5: SH2 to Te Haroto
Manawatū and Whanganui
SH56: Makerua (SH57) to Palmerston North
SH57: SH3 to SH56
SH3: Palmerston North to Ashhurst
SH4: Whanganui to Raetihi
SH54: SH3 to Feilding
Ms Genter said some of the upgrades will done quickly over the summer, such as rumble strips, shoulder widening, and improved signage.
Improvements have already been made to rural roads in Northland, Taranaki, Otago and Southland.
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It's part of a $1.4 billion programme over the next three years to make safety improvements on high risk roads around the country, which includes an estimated $600 million to $700m being spent on state highway improvements.
Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter said the 11 rural state highways being targeted have risks like sharp corners and narrow stretches.
"The goal is to prioritise proven technology like rumble strips which surprisingly reduce fatal run-off road crashes by up to 42 percent, shoulder widening at high risk sites can reduce serious crashes by up to 35 percent."
The roads are in Manawatū, Whanganui, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay and the West Coast.
West Coast
SH6 and SH67: Murchison to Westport
SH7: Hanmer Springs to Reefton
Gisborne and Hawke's Bay
SH2: Wairoa to Gisborne
SH35: Gisborne to Tolaga Bay
SH2: Gisborne to Matawai
SH5: SH2 to Te Haroto
Manawatū and Whanganui
SH56: Makerua (SH57) to Palmerston North
SH57: SH3 to SH56
SH3: Palmerston North to Ashhurst
SH4: Whanganui to Raetihi
SH54: SH3 to Feilding
Ms Genter said some of the upgrades will done quickly over the summer, such as rumble strips, shoulder widening, and improved signage.
Improvements have already been made to rural roads in Northland, Taranaki, Otago and Southland.
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