After years of public concerns, six speed-bumps have been installed to help improve safety on the upper part of Te Mata Peak Rd.
Work on installing the speed cushions started on Monday, August 15, closing the road from 6am to 5pm over a five-day period, to vehicles above Peak House but was still open to pedestrians.
Peak House remained open to the public.
Speed cushions were being introduced as a safety measure because of public concerns raised with Hastings District Council about crashes and near-miss incidents over several years on the increasingly busy road.
As one of the actions identified as part of the development of the Te Mata Peak Rd corridor, management plan to place speed cushions on the 1.3 kilometre section of road from above the Peak House eatery to just below the summit.