National register of consultants
Published: 23 Apr 2013This document contains information regarding consultants available for NZTA professional services tenders. The register may be filtered according to name of company, in which NZTA region(s) the company operates and which fields of expertise they offer.
Prequalification application pack
Published: Apr 2013This document provides all the necessary information for contractors wishing to know about the Prequalification system and also to register under NZTA's Prequalification system to participate in tenders for Physical Works contracts.
The document takes contractors through the prequalification application process highlighting the documents that would be necessary for them to...
Prequalified contractors
Published: Apr 2013This document shows the NZTA list of prequalified contractors, their levels and categories.
TM 2503 Guidelines for Edge Protection and Medians on Dual Carriageway Roads, incorporating a Safe System Philosophy.
Published: Mar 2013The launches of the Safer Journey’s initiative and the Decade of Action for Road Safety have brought the way we design for safety into the limelight. The purpose of this memo is to define the interpretation of a Safe System philosophy for dual carriageway roads and how this may vary with context. In particular these guidelines are intended for use on all the Roads of National Significance...
Principals agent accreditation application pack
Published: Mar 2013This document provides all the necessary information for consultants about the accreditation system and how to apply for accreditation to be eligible to deliver Highways and Network Operations (HNO) Group’s capital and maintenance / operations contracts.
This document takes consultants through the accreditation application process, highlighting the types of experience...
State Highway traffic volumes monthly reports 2008-2013
Published: 2013Traffic monitoring information is fundamental for the management of the state highway network. The measure of the traffic demand, imposed on the network, enables the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to make well founded decisions across its business.
Selection of barrier containment (test) level and length of need calculation
Published: Nov 2012To advise of the preferred method of selecting road safety barrier Containment (Test) Level, calculating the Length of Need (LON) appropriate to that test level and highlighting circumstances under which the LON may be reduced.
Code of practice for temporary traffic management (COPTTM): Part 8 of the Traffic Control Devices manual (TCD Manual)
Published: 01 Nov 2012The standard reference for all temporary traffic management on state highways and local roads. It includes levels of temporary traffic management, signs and forms used, and a series of sample traffic management plans.
State highway maintenance wall planner
Published: Nov 2012This document details the structure of how the Highway and Network Operations manage the State Highway network, with the key contacts within each organisation stated.
Frequently asked questions: Barriers and terminals
Published: Oct 2012To provide a list of frequently asked questions with answers in regard to road safety barrier systems, terminals and crash cushions. This technical memorandum will be updated periodically as questions are asked and answered.
Bituminous Reseals
Published: Oct 2012This specification and guidance notes set out the performance requirements for: single coat reseals using sealing chip with an average dimension greater than 5.5 mm; multilayer seals using sealing chips in the range of grade 2 to grade 6, as defined in M/6 Sealing Chip specification. This includes both wet and dry locking coats; and texturising seals and...
HNO Environmental and Social Responsibility Manual
Published: Aug 2012In order to ensure value-for-money and consistent impact mitigation across the national network the Environment and Urban Design Team works closely with project managers to collect best practices, identify relevant international trends, develop New Zealand specific standards and guidelines, disseminate information and continuously improved service delivery. The HNO Environmental and...
Safe System
Published: Aug 2012Introducing the Safe System approach to road safety for 'system designers'.
Specification for the manufacture and construction of plant mixed bound sub-base pavement layers
Published: Jul 2012Stabilisation of pavement layers has a long history in New Zealand. Stabilisation is becoming more common as increasing traffic volumes and higher axle load limits are driving the need for pavements that are more robust than traditional unbound pavements. Equally in areas where top quality aggregates are hard to justify/find – these processes can provide economically viable alternatives.
Specification for the manufacture and construction of plant mixed modified pavement layers
Published: Jul 2012Stabilisation of pavement layers has a long history in New Zealand. Stabilisation is becoming more common as increasing traffic volumes and higher axle load limits are driving the need for pavements that are more robust than traditional unbound pavements. Equally in areas where top quality aggregates are hard to justify/find – these processes can provide economically viable alternatives.
Specification for in-situ stabilisation of bound sub-base layers
Published: Jul 2012Stabilisation of pavement layers has a long history in New Zealand. Stabilisation is becoming more common as increasing traffic volumes and higher axle load limits are driving the need for pavements that are more robust than traditional unbound pavements. Equally in areas where top quality aggregates are hard to justify/find – these processes can provide economically viable alternatives.
Guide to assessing cultural heritage effects for state highway projects (draft)
Published: Jul 2012This draft guide describes the processes to be used on NZTA projects for assessing cultural heritage effects and determining appropriate mitigations.
Relationship proforma manual
Published: Jun 2012A suite of relationship proforma designed to enable NZTA’s Highways and Operations team to enter into relationships in a more transparent, structured and consistent manner.
NOTE: all Appendix are subject to intellectual copyright. Anyone wishing to utilise this document MUST contact NZTA at: SM033@nzta.govt.nz prior to its use.
Annual Weigh-in-Motion (WiM) report
Published: 25 May 2012Weigh-in-Motion (WiM) data has been collected at four locations on the State Highway Network. This report provides some information on the characteristic of the New Zealand heavy vehicle fleet, derived from data collected at these locations.
Preferred method for calculation road surface water run-off in New Zealand
Published: May 2012To advise on the preferred method of calculating surface water flow and the limited use of the Gallaway method in New Zealand.
