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Guide to assessing road-traffic noise

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Category: Noise & vibration , Planning, design, funding, building, maintenance of the transport network , Guidance for specialists | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This guide describes the processes to be used on road improvement projects for assessing and, where required, determining appropriate mitigation for roadtraffic noise. These processes include application of NZS 6806:2010. The guide also gives effect

Research Report 315 Identifying sensitive receiving environments at risk from road runoff

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

A GISbased screening tool is described for identifying and ranking sensitive receiving environments (SREs) at risk from road runoff from state highways and local roads in New Zealand. The tool focuses on the particulate fraction of runoff and the

Research Report 154 Assessment of a temperature-sensitive bitumen for chipsealing on New Zealand roads

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Refining practice for bitumens in New Zealand has been reviewed over the years, and a range of bitumens of different temperature sensitivities may become available for roadmaking in New Zealand.

Research Report 292 Road traffic noise: determining the influence of New Zealand road surfaces on noise levels and community annoyance

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Road traffic noise is a major cause of environmental concern in New Zealand. The effect that the road surface has on noise is the one major influence that the roading authority can control. International literature and road noise models to date have

Guide to state highway road surface noise

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Category: Noise & vibration , Planning, design, funding, building, maintenance of the transport network , Guidance for specialists | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

Withdrawn February 2024. Superseded by Guide to assessing roadtraffic noise . This guide has been withdrawn, but remains available for information. The reader is advised that some of the information it contains is outdated. New Zealand road surface

P40 Specification for road-traffic noise mitigation

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Category: Noise , Environment , Specifications | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This specification covers design, construction, documentation, postconstruction review, and communication/engagement related to roadtraffic noise mitigation. Related page: Noise and vibration

State highway noise barrier design guide

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Category: Noise & vibration , Planning, design, funding, building, maintenance of the transport network , Guidance for specialists | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

Noise barriers are probably the most widely recognised form of noise mitigation used by the Transport Agency. Noise barriers need to be considered in the context of providing effective noise relief, while also addressing issues of appearance, urban

Vehicle Equipment Amendment 2007 Qa

Part of the ‘Land Transport Rule: Vehicle Equipment 2004’ resource.

This rule covers safety and maintenance requirements for equipment fitted to motor vehicles: warning devices, speedometers, sun visors, mudguards, footrests on motorcycles and mopeds, child restraints, televisions, fuel tanks and fuel lines.

Noisy Vehicle

Part of the ‘Your vehicle has failed a warrant of fitness because of a noisy exhaust’ resource.

This pamphlet is written for vehicle owners whose vehicles have failed a WoF because of a noisy exhaust.