They want the road to be sealed, they have told the Dunedin City Council.
Maintenance efforts were inadequate, ineffective and short-lived, residents Dr Ohad Dar and Julie Pearse said last week in a submission to the council’s 2026-27 draft annual plan.
An Otta seal trial had proven to be ineffective, they said.
Corrugations appeared rapidly after grading, especially on uphill sections, they said.
An organisation called Residents of McMaster Road Working Group has been set up to lobby for change.
A 100kmh speed limit was not appropriate and dust was a hazard, he said.
Ms Pearse told the council the road had qualified for sealing in 2006, when there were 125 vehicle movements a day.
It was about to be sealed when the DCC cut funding in 2010, she said.
Traffic counts now were at 748 a day, councillors were told.
Ms Pearse described it as a through road connecting Taieri Plain urban areas with coastal settlements, Blackhead Quarries and popular swimming beaches and walks.
‘‘McMaster Rd is an important asset to Dunedin’s traffic network, but it is poorly maintained and deteriorating under heavy pressure,’’ she said.
‘‘Residents confront daily health and safety issues by living, using and commuting on the road.’’
