Roads and rail

Projects

Find out about our projects, which are aimed at improving safety, easing congestion and contributing to New Zealand's economic wellbeing.

To support Auckland’s sustainable growth as a world-class city, $4 billion is being invested over the next 10 years in rapid transit infrastructure, to deliver a modern, integrated public transport system of light rail, heavy rail, busways, bus priority lanes, and ferries.

Auckland light rail

Highways Information Portal

The Highways Information Portal section is a comprehensive central hub, which accommodates all current standards, guidelines and processes relating to the design, assessment, operation and maintenance of state highways.

Research and data

Find out why our roads are black, why our destination signs are green and white, how we count the traffic on the state highways and more.

Road engineering

Informing the New Zealand road industry of our latest policies and positioning in relation to design and construction best practice.

Road management and maintenance

Comprehensive maintenance and management helps ensure the valuable state highway asset delivers the most efficient and effective performance.

Road composition

Find out what our roads are made of, how we maintain them, and some of the high-tech research we put into monitoring the performance of road conditions.

Rail

Detail on New Zealand’s rail licensing system and how to get a licence – as well as important rail safety information for drivers and pedestrians.

Road Efficiency Group

The Road Efficiency Group (REG) programme supports the New Zealand transport sector to deliver a modern integrated system to align with the objectives of local, regional and central government.

Asset Management Data Standard

The Asset Management Data Standard (AMDS) project is a collaboration between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and the Road Efficiency Group (REG) to improve the management of land transport infrastructure asset information that supports best decisions about New Zealand’s land transport assets – our roads, highways, bridges, cycleways and what sits on and under them.

Bridges and structures

Crossing spectacular but challenging landscapes, New Zealand's state highway network relies on an extensive network of bridges and structures.

Ramp signals

Ramp signalling is just one initiative the NZ Transport Agency has introduced to help manage the increasing traffic volumes on Auckland's motorway network.

Innovating Streets

The Innovating Streets Programme will make it faster and easier to transition our streets to safer and more liveable spaces.

Code of practice for temporary traffic management

Standard reference for all temporary traffic management on state highways and local roads. It includes levels of temporary traffic management (TTM), signs and forms used, and a series of sample traffic management plans.

Parking management guidance for consultation

The guidance on best-practice management of public parking (on-street parking and publicly owned/managed off-street facilities) throughout New Zealand has been released as a draft for consultation. We welcome feedback on the draft and any recommendations for case studies, particularly in regional towns and cities.

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