Temporary traffic management embracing the leap
By Michelle Farrell, Technical Manager, Civil Contractors New Zealand. By now we all know that the brand-new New Zealand Guide to Temporary Traffic Management (NZGTTM)...
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Gorge highway slip repairs prove a long haul
A series of large slips that forced the closure of SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge last July is taking some time to repair. Richard Silcock...
Waikato Expressway biosphere legacy
When you think about the newly opened Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway, you might be forgiven for thinking it’s just 15 kilometres of a...
Common bonds and challenges
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Association. Attendance at the Specialized Carriers and Rigging Association’s Transport Symposium in Houston recently by myself enabled...
Oversize advocacy-building on big steps
by Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, NZ Heavy Haulage Association. The year ahead for the oversize transport industry, as represented by the Heavy Haulage Association, shows...
Perspectives 2019: New agenda for land transport
By Brett Gliddon, NZTA general manager System Design and Delivery Last year’s Government Policy Statement on land transport and adoption of the 2018-21 National Land...
NZTA works with industry on transport shift
IT HAS BEEN a busy few weeks for the Transport Agency, says Fergus Gammie, chief executive, NZ Transport Agency, as we have worked with local...
Mt Messenger to Awakino Gorge improvements
Since 2007 11 deaths and 45 serious injuries have occurred on a section of SH3, making it a high priority for improvement. Richard Silcock checks...
Strengthening relationships
The year ahead promises to be one of challenges and opportunities for the NZ Transport Agency and the contracting industry, influenced by one significant government...
Recent trials test road markings
After a lot of research, newly developed road marker products are lasting longer on road pavement surfaces laid by roading contractors in this country. Richard...