Road Safety Coordination work for the City is carried out by Hutt City Council's Road Safety Coordinator. The primary responsibility of this position is to coordinate the efforts of key road safety organisations and community groups throughout the City. There is a strong educational and advocacy role to the position. It links closely to local Police enforcement, Council's Parking enforcement and engineering work carried out or contracted by Hutt City Council.
There is no charge for this service.
A funding scheme administered by the Land Transport New Zealand (http://www.ltsa.govt.nz) provides an annual opportunity for Local Authorities to seek funding assistance for projects that attempt to address identified road safety priorities for the City.
Projects could include pedestrian safety, cycle or motorcycle safety, driver and passenger education (e.g. not wearing seat belts), speed, drink driving, or host responsibility.
| Hutt City Council Road Safety Coordinator | |
| Telephone: |
(04) 570 6730 |
| Fax: | (04) 569 1625 |
| Email: | anna.blomquist@huttcity.govt.nz |