Physical works for the Thomas/Gordonton intersection upgrade will commence in October and be complete in December.
In the interim staff are continuing to monitor the intersection.
Traffic volumes along Gordonton Road have been steadily growing in the past few years, reflecting the growth in the residential housing in the north eastern corner of the city and within the adjacent Waikato District area.
Along with upgrades to the Thomas Rd/Gordonton Rd, a new Puketaha Rd/Gordonton Road intersection will open up on to St James Drive.
Finance has been put aside in the 2020/21 year of Hamilton's 10 Year plan, but the council will be required to buy land to continue with the Puketaha plan. The council hopes that this will ease the pressure off Thomas Rd as people will be able to have another route into Huntington and Rototuna.
The Thomas Rd/Gordonton Rd intersection has had 15 crashes recorded since January 1 2017 before variable speed signs were installed in October last year.
Despite the speed signs, four more crashes were recorded up until February.