Rolling out the red carpet on Tītīraupenga Street

Drivers on Tītīraupenga Street will see a bright red addition to the traffic lights by Taupō Primary School – and it’s there for a good reason.

Taupō Town Centre Transformation project manager Izelda Cruz said the red textured street coating draws attention to the crossing and traffic lights and is one of several recent additions to the upgraded traffic flow system on Tītīraupenga Street.

“While our main focus of the project is currently on building the new Lake Terrace/Tītīraupenga Street intersection, we are still putting some important finishing touches to the work we’ve done previously,” she said.

“We have installed speed bumps to help reduce speeds and also to make drivers aware of the new intersection priorities, and the new red coating by the school helps to raise awareness of the new traffic lights.

“It’s also great to see the paving and grassing on the berms looking good and we’re going to be engaging mural artists to help brighten up the utility boxes and control boxes for the traffic lights.

So while the big work is underway at the intersection you will still see some of the team working higher up Tītīraupenga Street and we’re asking everyone to drive with care.”