State Highway 86 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by NZ Transport Agency | ||||
Length | 6.0 km (3.7 mi) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
East end | Allanton-Waihola Road / East Taieri-Allanton Road , Allanton | |||
West end | Dunedin International Airport, Momona | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 86 is a New Zealand State Highway connecting the city of Dunedin's airport to State Highway 1 and the city itself. It is one of the more recent highways, gazetted in 2003. It is a two-lane single carriageway.
As of 2011, the current route is as follows:
The road begins at an intersection with SH 1 in the satellite town of Allanton and proceeds in a north-northwesterly direction over the Taieri Plains. After about 1.5 km the road curves to the west-southwest and proceeds for about 3.5 km before veering to the NNW and then to the SSW again at Momona before terminating at Dunedin airport.