State Highway 27 (New Zealand)
State Highway 27 (SH 27) is a state highway in the Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an important north/south link along the Waihou/Piako valley and forms an important transport route across the mostly dairy farming Matamata-Piako District. SH 27, in conjunction with SH 2, is often used as an alternative route to SH 1 between Auckland and Tauranga, Rotorua and Taupō.
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Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 92.4 km (57.4 mi) | |||
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South end | ||||
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Towns | Waharoa, Matamata | |||
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For its entire length, SH 27 is a single carriageway road with one lane in each direction and at-grade intersections and property access. The New Zealand Transport Agency classifies the highway as an arterial route.[1]
Traffic at Kaihere increased by 31%, from an average of 3,965 vehicles a day in 2008, to 5,182 in 2017. 982 (19%) of those were heavy vehicles, mainly trucks.[2]
Major junctions
Territorial authority | Location | km | jct | Destinations | Notes |
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Hauraki District | Mangatarata | 0 | SH 27 begins | ||
Matamata-Piako District | Springdale | 31 | Paeroa-Tahuna Road | ||
Tatuanui | 45 | ||||
Matamata | 73 | Peria Road |
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Hinuera | 82 | Staggered T-junction | |||
South Waikato District | Tīrau | 92 | SH 27 ends |
See also
- List of New Zealand state highways
- List of roads and highways, for notable or famous roads worldwide
References
- "One Network Road Classification: North Island State Highways" (PDF). New Zealand Transport Agency. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- "NZTA 2017 National Telemetry Site Traffic Profile" (PDF).