B-5 – Area 5 - Assessment of Environmental Effects 16 Traffic data for Baxter Road recorded during two weeks in January 2019 logged 100 to 140 vehicles per hour during peak periods (shift changes) at 06:00 to 07:00 and 18:00 to 19:00. Up to 80 vehicle movements per hour were recorded at other times. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency traffic accident data for the five years between 2016 – 2020 revealed no crashes on Baxter Road. Four crashes were recorded on SH2 near the Baxter Road intersection, but none were at the intersection itself. The layout of the road network around the site is shown below. Figure 7: Site access points. Secondary site access points are used infrequently when access via the main gates is impractical. These are: Moore Street, approximately 500 m southeast of the Moore Street - Barry Road intersection. This is used when an oversize or heavy load cannot access via Baxter Road. It is also an alternative to the Baxter Road access when the Ohinemuri River floods, preventing access via Baxter Road; Clarke Street is used infrequently for over-weight or over-dimension vehicles. It is also used by members of the Black Hill Motocross Club (discussed later); and
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