As part of the Programme Business Case for the Nelson Southern Link Investigation, the Transport Agency is encouraging people in the Nelson area to make their voices heard on how to improve Nelson’s transport network and solve two identified issues: congestion and accessibility.

“We thank everyone who has already shared their ideas with us. We want to make sure that people know they still have the opportunity to give us their feedback during this phase of the investigation,” NZ Transport Agency regional director Raewyn Bleakley says.

“There are a variety of ways people can tell us what they think, including filling out the feedback form which is available at the Richmond and Nelson Public Libraries or via the Transport Agency’s website. There is also a final information session at the Victory Community Centre on Monday 18 April, from 5.30pm -8.30pm,” Ms Bleakley says.

“Everyone’s feedback will be taken into account along with other important criteria. We’re looking for all ideas at this stage.”

Additional information and an online feedback form can be found on http://www.nzta.govt.nz/nelson-southern-link as well as at the Nelson Public Libraries, and the Richmond Library during their opening hours. People can also phone 0508 NSL INFO/0508 675 4636 or email nelson-southern-link@nzta.govt.nz

The deadline for feedback to be received is Sunday 24 April 2016.

Transport Agency work crews are out in force making the most of the last of the warm, dry weather to maintain the state highways and progress projects such as the Waikato Expressway and Tauranga’s Maungatapu underpass. 

Drivers are likely to encounter speed restrictions and other traffic management which may cause delays and should get in the habit of allowing extra time for their journeys. 

For personalised information about driving conditions on their frequently used routes, motorists can check out and sign up to On The Move at  www.onthemove.govt.nz. 

For real time information on highway conditions and incidents or to report issues on the network visit www.nzta.govt.nz call 0800 4 HIGHWAYS (0800 44 44 49) or by following the Transport Agency on Facebook or @nztawaibop on twitter. 

Bay of Plenty travellers can also go to www.drivelive.nz/BayofPlenty, a dedicated website that tells drivers what the current travel times are to get to key places. 

Roadworks that are scheduled to start in the next week or are currently underway are detailed below to help people plan ahead when travelling. 

BAY OF PLENTY 

SH36 Ngongotaha ROAD CLOSURE

A section of SH36 Ngongotaha Rd will be closed next week to allow Police to carry out investigations into a recent crash.

From 10am until 1pm on Wednesday 20 April traffic will be detoured via Western Rd and SH5. The detour will add approximately five minutes to normal travel time. 

SH36 Ngongotaha road closure.

Rotorua area

Transport Agency contractors are carrying out road safety improvements around the Rotorua area over the next fortnight and motorists should expect minor delays due to speed restrictions and lane closures

The work involves installing guard rails and carrying out rockfall prevention works.  Sites include: 

• SH5 Tutukau Road right turn bay, Mihi
• SH30 Whirinaki Valley widening and guard rail installation               
• SH5 Rainbow Mountain guard rail installation    

SH35 Maraenui/ SH2 Waioeka Gorge rock scaling works

Transport Agency contractors will be clearing rocks and vegetation this month as part of regular slip and rock fall prevention in the Bay of Plenty.

Stop/ go traffic management, speed restrictions and changes to the road layout will be in place on SH2 in the Waioeka Gorge and on SH35 at Maraenui at times. 

SH29/ Takitimu Drive and SH36/Taurikura Drive roundabout upgrade

Motorists are asked to drive with extra care when travelling through the roundabouts over the next month. Tauranga City Council’s contractor is carrying out works and speed restrictions, lane closures and occasional stop/go traffic management will be in place at times from this week. 

SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi

Motorists travelling on SH2 between Tauranga and Waihi are urged to drive with extra care as work continues on a major safety upgrade.

A section of highway between Wainui South Road and Sargent Drive is being repaired and widened, and a wire rope central median barrier installed to prevent head on crashes.

Traffic is currently split with works underway in the middle of the two lanes.

Some surfaces are sealed and a 50km/h speed restriction is in place for the safety of workers and to allow the seal to bed in. 

People should only expect minor delays but are urged to stay alert behind the wheel as there will be changes to the road layout over the next month. 

Tauranga - road reseals

Contractors will be carrying out resealing on various sections of state highway around Tauranga next week. The following road closures and lane closures will be in place: 

Cambridge road off ramp from SH2 

• This road will be closed on Tuesday April  19th from 7pm until 5am.
• Detour will be via the Waihi road off ramp 

SH2 Hewletts road

• Contractors will be working on two sections of the highway between Aerodrome road and Newton road, and McDonald Street to Aerodrome road on Wednesday April 20 from 7pm until 5am the following day. Motorists are advised to expect minor delays.

 Tauranga road marking

Speed restrictions and traffic management will be in place on several sections of SH2 north of Tauranga and other state highways in the city area over the next fortnight while contractors carry out road marking. Motorists should expect short delays at times and slow moving vehicles in their lane at times.  

WAIKATO 

SH2 Paeroa

Paeroa’s main street will be resealed on Sunday night (17 April) and traffic will be managed through the site. Contractors will be working from 6.30pm on Sunday to 4am the following morning.  If the weather is poor the job will be transferred to Monday night. Stop/go will be in place and SH2 traffic may encounter short delays. A 30km/h speed restriction will be in place the following day ahead of sweeping and linemarking. 

SH1, Boatie Reserve, Huntly

Asphalt surfacing is to be applied to a recently reconstructed section of SH1 in northern urban Huntly on Monday and Tuesday nights, 18-19 April.

The asphalting of the north-bound lane alongside Boatie Reserve will be done at night, 5pm-5am.  There will be no detour, as traffic will be managed past the works using the south-bound lane and shoulder. But some minor delays can be expected. 

SH1 Mercer

Waikato Expressway travellers at Mercer may experience delays while asphalt resurfacing works are done on both north and south-bound lanes over six nights this month. There will also be a chipseal work on the Mercer north-bound on ramp. Traffic will be down to single lane in each direction during the night time works, 5pm-6am, any time from Sunday until 22 April, depending on weather.  

Cambridge Road – ex SH1

Contractors are this month removing passing lanes on Cambridge Road (the old SH1). The work is part of a package being undertaken following the opening of the Cambridge Section of the Waikato Expressway in December 2015.

The Cambridge Section is now SH1 the old SH1/Cambridge Road will be transferred to Waipa District Council to manage as a local road. The passing lane removal, lane remarking and shoulder widening is expected to happen over the next two weeks and will require traffic management with speed restrictions of 30km/h, raising to 50km/h to allow new chip to bed-in.

Motorists are advised to be aware of loose chip on this section of road.

Additional works will be progressively rolled out over the next 12 months. 

Waikato Expressway – Huntly and Rangiriri sections

Work continues at both the Huntly and Rangiriri sites and there are on-going traffic management and speed restrictions in place. Motorists are asked to respect these for the safety of all road users and construction staff. 

SH29 – Kaimai Range

A major reseal programme on the Waikato side of the Kaimai Range (SH29) is under way this month.  Works are progressing well but motorists are advised to continue to allow an extra few minutes when travelling up the steep Waikato side as there will be fewer passing opportunities. The work will be carried out during week days and is expected to take most of April to complete. 

SH1 Putaruru

Roadworks south of Putaruru are under way and may cause minor delays for SH1 travellers until mid-April. The works, between the rail overbridge and vehicle testing station south of Putaruru, will wrap up on 22 April. Contractors will be on site seven days a week, 6am-7pm.  Traffic will be managed through the site, and motorists may encounter short delays. 

SH3, Te Kuiti

South-bound traffic is being detoured off SH3 in Te Kuiti until 12 May while contractors carry out roadworks. The work includes surface repairs between George Street-King Street and a deep reconstruction of the road between King Street-Awakino Road. The detour is only during the day, from Monday to Saturday, and is suitable for all types of heavy vehicles. It will take traffic via Lawrence St-Taupiri St-King St East and Rora St.North-bound traffic managed through the sites. 

SH1 Kahikatea Drive, Hamilton

Travellers on SH1 through Hamilton should be prepared for minor delays as work is under way to install traffic lights at the Kahikatea Drive and Gallagher Drive intersection.  A speed restriction and traffic management is in place until mid-year when the project will be complete.   

SH3 Ohaupo Road, Hamilton

Work is well under way on the shared path for cyclists and pedestrians along SH3 in Hamilton. The $2 million 3.5km shared path on SH3 Ohaupo Road will be finished in April, followed mid-year by with two signalised pedestrian crossings at the Normandy Avenue shops.  

SH3/SH21 Hamilton Airport turn-off

Motorists can expect occasional minor delays while work continues on a roundabout at the intersection. It is being built away from traffic and will be completed in May.

The Transport Agency apologises for any inconvenience caused by the works and thanks motorists for their patience and understanding.

There are two options:

• a knowledge-based option
• a technician option

If you have any questions about the competency based system or want to find out how to become a child restraint trainer or assessor then please email accessrestraints@nzta.govt.nz .

Find a child restraint trainer or assessor

If you’re looking to become a child restraint technician, you need to get in touch with a trainer or assessor who can guide you through the training and assessment process.

Child restraint trainers hold (in addition to child restraint technician certification) a range of adult education standards. Trainers (who are also assessors) can both train and assess the competence of new people wishing to certify and assess the competence of those wishing to recertify.

Child restraint assessors are registered with the Retail Institute (ITO) and hold (in addition to child restraint technician certification) a range of standards around the assessment of adult learning.

Assessors can assess your competence against both the theory and practical standards whether you are 'recertifying' or becoming certified for the first time. People who are assessors but not trainers are not qualified to train new people wishing to certify.

It is possible for people to train as an assessor, without being a trainer.

Assessors and trainers may be employed by a retailer (or other organisation) but they are independent and are free to train or assess anyone.

The region listed below is where they are located but many of them train groups outside of their area.

How to become a trainer and or a registered assessor

If you are already a competency certified child restraint technician and would like to train as a trainer and/or become a registered assessor within the competency certification process, then please email accessrestraints@nzta.govt.nz .

Child Restraint Technician’s Manual

Access the Child Restraint Technician’s Manual .

Information about roadworks in the Wellington-Kāpiti region

Well maintained roads are an important part of keeping people safe.  While we aim to do this work with as little disruption as possible, we know that roadworks can be inconvenient.  Thanks for your patience and understanding while we do this important work.

Please drive carefully through work sites and stick to the temporary speed limits.  If you’re driving around the Wellington region, roadworks on the state highway network may affect your travel plans.

Below is a quick outline of the major works planned for the coming week.  We’ll keep you posted on future works and have regular updates on local radio stations. 

State Highway 1

State Highway 2

Please allow extra time for your journey if you are travelling through the Wairarapa over the coming weeks, as there are multiple work sites.  Keep to the temporary speed limit for your safety and the safety of our work crews.  Allow plenty of room between you and the vehicle in front to minimize the risk of damage to your windscreen and paintwork.

NOTE: If bad weather should strike, work will be postponed to the next suitable night.

Substance impaired driving is a sizeable and serious problem. As a health professional you can help your patients make good choices about whether or not they’re safe to drive.

Road crashes caused by substance impaired driving, occur much more often in New Zealand than previously thought. People are uninformed about how medication and drugs can affect their driving.

As a health professional, you can help your patients be informed about how their medication – and other substances they may be taking – can affect their driving. You can help them make good choices about whether or not they’re safe to drive.

What is substance impaired driving?

Substance impaired driving is when a person’s ability to drive a car is affected because they have taken a drug or medication, a combination of these or combined them with alcohol.

It’s illegal to drive while impaired and Police will enforce this law.

Five types of medications most often prescribed by New Zealand doctors make up three-quarters of those that may impair driving:

• analgesics
• antidepressants
• heart medications (Beta blockers/Calcium channel blockers)
• antihistamines
• sedatives

Five less common prescription medications make up most of the rest:

• antipsychotics
• anti-epilepsy drugs
• substance dependence treatments
• anti-nausea medications
• anxiolytics.

These 10 medications account for over 95 percent of prescription medications that may impair driving in New Zealand.

Talk to your patient about how their driving could be affected if they’re:

• taking one or more of these medications (or)
• taking some of the variants sold as ‘pharmacy only’ (or)
• taking over-the-counter’ medications such as anithistamines or cold and flu preparations.

Have the ‘safe to drive’ conversation with your patients

An  ‘Are you safe to drive?’ leaflet is available for doctors and pharmacists to order (via that page). A print friendly version is available to download .

Give your affected patients a copy of the ‘Are you safe to drive?’ leaflet , tick their medications and possible symptoms, and discuss the following:

• let your patients know if their medication could affect their driving
• make sure they check for symptoms each time they drive
• advise how long the effects of their medication may last
• tell them whether they should avoid alcohol while taking their medication as it may multiply the risk
• advise them not to stop taking their medication so they can drive
• talk about the options, such as trying a different medication or dose, or taking their medication at a different time.

You might also want to raise one of these:

• the decision to drive is their responsibility
• reactions times are really slowed when they’re impaired
• ‘impairment’ may only be temporary
• other drugs like cannabis or over-the-counter medications may affect their driving
• car insurance may be affected if they drive impaired when they’ve been told not to drive on strong medications
• discuss alternatives to driving such as taking the bus or getting a lift. Talk about how long they may have to do this
• consider the effects when they change their routine –such as evening activity or a very early start
• make a plan for emergency night-time driving.

Download the Is my patient safe to drive? leafletDownload the Is my patient safe to drive? leaflet .

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Emergency services are at the scene and the closure is expected to remain in place for a few hours.

All traffic is being diverted via Tirau. The diversion will add approximately 40 minutes to regular travel time.

People can get information on road works and detours in the region they are in, or travelling to by checking www.nzta.govt.nz/traffic by calling 0800 444 449 or following the Transport Agency on Facebook or Twitter.

Bay of Plenty travellers can also go to www.drivelive.nz/tauranga,  a dedicated website that tells drivers what the current travel times are to get to key places.

The NZ Transport Agency Board meets monthly from February to December. The board has three committees, which meet every two to three months.

Board and committee meeting dates, times and venues, 2016

View the board meeting schedule for 2015

Past meetings

Read minutes of the past board meetings
Find out about past funding decisions

Tolling is an option for contributing to the costs of construction, operations and maintenance of new roads. It allows the opportunity to bring forward the construction of key roads, providing regions with safer roads and potential economic growth.

The Transport Agency currently has three toll roads: the Northern Gateway Toll Road north of Auckland, and the Tauranga Eastern Link Toll Road and the Takitimu Drive Toll Road, both in Tauranga.

To make sure everyone is kept safe, the northern river path will be closed for two weeks– from 7.30am Tuesday 26 April to 6pm Sunday 8 May while the Super-Tee beams are placed over the river. If the work is completed early, the path will be reopened early.

Mackays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Project Manager Alan Orange said this time the crane will be fitted with a 63m-long boom and will have 135T of counterweight on the crane, plus an additional 200 tonnes of counterweight suspended behind it.

“Our crawler crane will look much more impressive this time because it has to extend further to lift the beams onto the span that crosses the river. River path users will be able to view the crane working from the southern river path, which will remain open,” Mr Orange says.

Once this span is in place, the northern river path will reopen, then close again for the last time in late May to allow placement of the final two spans of beams.

Mr Orange said the need to transport the bridge beams from the Otaihanga Precast Yard to the project site on the northern bank of the river will mean the public are likely to see them on route to the river.

“The only route is the existing highway across the river bridge to Waikanae, and into Te Moana Road. Over the next month we’ll be transporting 44 beams, each approximately 38 metres long and weighing 95 tonnes. And another six crosshead beams – each weighing 150 tonnes – will be transported from our second precast yard at Otaki.”

The new Waikanae River Bridge is 180 metres long with five spans, and is the largest structure on the MacKays to Peka Peka (M2PP) Expressway.

More information about M2PP is available on the Transport Agency’s website.

RTS 14 is the official guide that ensures that design and operation of roads and paths caters for blind and vision impaired pedestrians. It also takes into account the needs of people with impaired mobility.

It provides detailed requirements for a continuous accessible path, tactile ground surface indicators and audible tactile traffic signal features.

What has changed

Originally issued in 1997, this third edition has been updated to:

• Remove material now found in the Pedestrian planning and design guide.
• Provide clearer guidance wherever experience and feedback suggested it was needed.
• Provide a new section on shared zones.
• Provide new guidance for where cyclists share with pedestrians on paths and at kerb crossings.

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency
Published: May 2015
Version: 3
Reference: ISBN 978-0-478-44512-1 (online)
Found at:https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/resources/road-traffic-standards/docs/rts-14.pdf

Further information

Contact Tim Hughes, National Safety Engineer at tim.hughes@nzta.govt.nz.

Kevin Reid

Highways and Network Operations’ Environment and Urban Design team have launched the new State highway guide to acoustic treatment of buildings.

Noise mitigation provided by the NZ Transport Agency is always used within the road corridor where practicable, using low-noise road surfaces and noise barriers. If those measures are not practicable then the acoustic treatment of buildings, such as the provision of mechanical ventilation so that windows can be left closed, may be offered to residents where required by NZS 6806.

This guide has been produced to inform the Transport Agency staff and contractors about factors involved in the selection, design and installation of acoustic treatment of buildings.

What has changed

The Transport Agency has not previously provided guidance in this area so when buildings have been acoustically treated various different processes and treatments have been used. All works should now be conducted in accordance with the standard processes set out in the new guide. In terms of treatments, new specifications in the guide require ventilation systems to be installed generally with higher air flow rates than previously used and with cooling.

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency – Environment and Urban Design team
Published: August 2015
Version: 1
Reference: SP/M/023
Found at:http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/state-highway-guide-to-acoustic-treatment-of-buildings

Further information

Contact the Highways and Network Operations Environment and Urban Design team at environment@nzta.govt.nz.

Kevin Reid

As advised on 5 March this year, the Transport Agency has developed a standard design for public domain temporary concrete road safety barriers using a ‘pin and loop’ connection. This has been done to raise the standard of performance of public domain temporary concrete road safety barrier systems and mitigate some of the issues associated with the manufacture and use of temporary concrete road safety barriers.

From 1 October 2015, all new public domain temporary concrete road safety barrier units used on state highways must conform to the Transport Agency TCB-1 design, unless a specific departure has been granted by the National Traffic & Safety Manager.

This change applies to all new Transport Agency projects awarded after the date of enactment (1 October 2015) and to any current Transport Agency projects where the proposed change can be accommodated subject to appropriate value assessment.

Transport Agency Public Domain Pin and Loop System

The Transport Agency temporary concrete road safety barrier design TCB-1 is a metricated variant of the Oregon State Department of Transport (ODoT) F-shape ’Precast Concrete Barrier Pin and Loop Assembly’ (RD500). This is an accepted F shape public domain temporary concrete road safety barrier system that has been tested in accordance with the United States Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) National Cooperative Highways Research Programme Project 350 (NCHRP350) protocol.

The chosen system is considered an appropriate solution for temporary traffic management sites on the state highway network.

Application

This change applies to all new Transport Agency projects commencing after the date of enactment (1 October 2015), and to any current Transport Agency projects where the proposed change can be accommodated subject to appropriate value assessment.

Currently accepted proprietary temporary concrete barrier systems are not affected.

All undamaged public domain temporary concrete road safety barrier units not compliant with the new Transport Agency TCB-1 design must be permanently removed from service at end of contract (Transport Agency capital works projects) or within 12 months (30 September 2016) for all Transport Agency maintenance contracts.

Damaged temporary concrete barrier units, both public domain and proprietary, are not considered fit for purpose and must be removed from site immediately, irrespective of system type (refer also NZ Transport Agency letter ‘Temporary Concrete Road Safety Barrier Connections - Notice of Inappropriate Practices’ February 2014).

At all times, all road safety hardware used for temporary traffic management on state highway sites must be correctly manufactured, in good condition and installed in accordance with the
supplier’s instructions by appropriately trained persons.

Improved inventory control

To facilitate inventory control, from 1 October 2015, all units manufactured to the Transport Agency TCB-1 design and all proprietary design temporary concrete road safety barrier units must be permanently identified either by (1) provision of an embossed date of manufacture and manufacturer’s name/initials on both traffic faces, or (2) use of an RFID tag incorporated in the concrete mix at manufacture.

Corporate logos or other branding may not be embossed on any traffic face.

Fitness for purpose

Notwithstanding the introduction of the Transport Agency public domain design, any temporary concrete road safety barrier units for which the presence of internal reinforcement meeting the requirements of NZTA Specification M23 cannot be readily proven during an on-site inspection will be deemed not fit for purpose and must be removed from site immediately.

Resource efficiency

The Transport Agency has an objective to make resource efficiency an integral part of all state highway activities. To help meet this objective, the Agency requests that all non-compliant temporary concrete road safety barrier units removed from site are managed in the following order of priority:

• Where possible, repurposed to an acceptable alternative use (eg within carparks, retaining walls, concrete fences); or 
• Where not possible to repurpose, recycled into recycled concrete and steel; or 
• Where not possible to recycle, disposed of to a licensed clean fill site.

Compliance checking

After 30 September 2016, the use of any non-compliant temporary concrete road safety barrier units identified during CoPTTM audits or other site inspections will be considered non-compliant practice, rated as ‘dangerous’ in accordance with CoPTTM section A8, and a notice of non-conformance will be issued. 

Why change

In 1999, the road safety barrier standard AS/NZS3845 was introduced and implemented by Transit NZ through its M23 specification. These documents introduced the F-shape concrete barrier profile as a replacement for the older New Jersey Barrier (NJB) profile. The F-shape profile was developed in the late 1980s to replace the NJB profile which was developed in the early 1950s. The F-shape profile gives better safety performance for light vehicles.

Despite the widespread adoption of the F-shape profile in permanent installations, NJB profile continued to be used in temporary situations. In addition, many temporary barrier installations are poorly configured and use barrier units in poor condition, both factors which could lead to adverse outcomes for both workers and road users should an impact occur.

With the Transport Agency’s adoption of Safe System thinking and focus on Zero Harm, the decision was made to retire all non-compliant barrier units and replace them with a crash tested system.

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency
Published: September 2015
Version: Rev 2
Reference: TCB-1
Found at:http://www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/road-engineering/road-safety-hardware/standarddrawings/

Further information

Contact Julian Chisnall of the Highways and Network Operations’ Safety team at julian.chisnall@nzta.govt.nz.

Kevin Reid

The standard drawing for the TCB-1 temporary concrete barrier system has been updated (now revision 3) to:

• clarify the distance the ‘loop’ protrudes from the barrier end face (37.5mm) which was not clearly detailed on the previous drawing; and
• to increase the diameter of the pin washer (now 75mm).

The revised drawing replaces all previous versions. Barrier units manufactured to previous drawings may remain in service but from date of this notice all new units must be manufactured to the new drawing.

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency
Published: September 2015
Version: Rev 3
Reference: TCB-1
Found at:www.nzta.govt.nz/roads-and-rail/road-engineering/road-safety-hardware/standard-drawings/

Further information

Contact Julian Chisnall of the HNO Traffic and Safety team at julian.chisnall@nzta.govt.nz.

Kevin Reid

The Guide to the management of effects on noise sensitive land use near to the state highway network has gone through the consultation process and has now been published. 

Noise sensitive activities such as a new residential building near to an existing state highway can potentially be affected by road-traffic noise. These activities may also be sensitive to vibration effects from the road. Both noise and vibration effects could cause annoyance and sleep disturbance potentially resulting in adverse health effects. In turn, this can cause reverse sensitivity effects on the state highway network.

This guide describes how the NZ Transport Agency, working together with local authorities and landowners/developers, manages reverse sensitivity effects from noise and vibration sensitive activities. Appropriate setback distances and criteria for acoustically treating buildings are provided, together with model district plan rules and resource consent conditions.

What has changed

This new guide replaces Appendix 5D (Reverse Sensitivity) to the NZ Transport Agency Planning Policy Manual. A similar overall approach to managing new sensitive land use near existing state highway corridors has been maintained. The details of how the approach is implemented have been refined and in some instances have been made less restrictive for people building near state highways.

Publication details

Author: NZ Transport Agency – Environment and Urban Design team
Published: September 2015
Also known as: PPM Appendix 5A
Reference: SP/M/023
Version: 1
Found at:http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/effects-on-noise-sensitive-land

Further information

Contact the Highways and Network Operations Environment and Urban Design team at
environment@nzta.govt.nz.

Kevin Reid

Highways and Network Operations and Access and Use have launched the new Vehicle dimension and mass permitting manual (VDAM manual). 

The Vehicle dimension and mass permitting manual (VDAM) outlines the NZ Transport Agency’s policies, standards, processes and procedures for the permitting of vehicles exceeding standard dimension and mass limits. 

The manual consists of two volumes:
Volume 1: Information for operating under an overweight, overdimension and HPMV permit
Volume 2: Process and procedure information for permitting staff

What has changed

The manual is the authoritative body of knowledge for all heavy vehicle permitting and supersedes the Transport Agency’s Overweight permit manual and Draft HPMV manual.

Publications details

Author: Tactics Ltd, on behalf of NZ Transport Agency - HNO and A&U
Published: November 2015
Version: 1
Also known as: Overweight permit manual and Draft HPMV manual
Reference: ISBN 978-0-478-44500-8 (set)
Document owner: Manager Published Information and Quality Assurance, Access and Use
Found at:http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/vehicle-dimension-and-mass-permitting-manual-2/

Further information

Contact the Team Leader Freight and Register Records in Access and Use.

Chris Young