Submission: Morrinsville Road Fit-For-Purpose Upgrades

Stewardship of Morrinsville Road is transferring from Waka Kotahi to Hamilton City Council. This presents an opportunity for upgrades that make the road safer for tamariki and university students to walk, cycle, and scooter. The Council is proposing to construct physically separated on-road cycleways, raised crossings on side road entrances, and improve the signalised crossing on Morrinsville Road.

We made this submission to Hamilton City Council on 2 November 2025.

Our key positions:

• We support the intended goals of the upgrades, which is to make it easier for children, university students, and casual commuters to cycle and walk on Morrinsville Road.
• We support the construction of physically separated on-road cycle lanes on both sides of the road.
• We support the construction of safe, raised crossings at Mullane Street, Morris Road, and Berkley Avenue side road entrances.
• We support improvements to the existing signalised crossing on Morrinsville Road.
• We support both options for the cycleway sections (on-road or shared path), noting that if the shared path option is pursued, it must be wide enough to accommodate both people on bikes and people walking, and people on bikes must maintain a current level of service, i.e., crossings across side streets should have priority for people on Morrinsville road— “orange lollipops”.

Find the text of our submission below.