New_Zealand_State_Highway_37

State Highway 37 (New Zealand)

State Highway 37 (New Zealand)

Road in New Zealand


State Highway 37 (SH 37) is a New Zealand state highway in the Waikato/Waitomo region of the North Island. It exists as a small spur from SH 3 to the Waitomo Caves, one of New Zealand's best-known tourist attractions. It was gazetted as a new state highway designation in 1997.[1]

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For many years the old T-intersection with SH 3 was a high crash area with many fatalities including foreign tourists. In 2015 NZTA completed a new roundabout to improve safety on the route.[2]

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References

  1. "Revoking Sections of State Highways Declaring New Sections of State Highway". NZ Gazette. 26 June 1997. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  2. "SH3/SH37 Waitomo Intersection | NZ Transport Agency". Nzta.govt.nz. Retrieved 18 August 2015.



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