Leith Saddle

Proposed road works to straighten a dangerous corner here conflict with conservation values.

Water supply pipelines, and tramping and cycling routes also converge at the saddle.

Both have low motor vehicle volumes and have metalled surfaces, making them attractive to cyclists.

[4] Transit New Zealand signalled a long term intention in 2004 to realign SH1 in the vicinity of Leith Saddle; construction would require removal of some old-growth forest.

[5] A contour pipeline running southbound over the saddle from several tributaries of the Waitati River feeds two of Dunedin's water supply reservoirs in Leith Valley: Ross Creek Reservoir and Sullivans Dam[citation needed].