6 Oct 2022

Calls for urgent fix to 'death trap' stretch of SH1

From Nights, 10:40 pm on 6 October 2022

There's probably a bad stretch of road near you - a tight bend, poor visibility, rugged surface - perhaps it's riddled with potholes.

But the stretch of State Highway 1 just south of Cambridge has been dubbed a death-trap - and local authorities are calling on the Prime Minister and other senior ministers to urgently implement safety measures.

The particular part of the road is a chicane which, to put it simply, is a snake-like bend. It's claimed three lives in as many weeks.

Waikato Chamber of Commerce CEO Don Good is joining the chorus of voices calling for immediate action.