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Summary of recent changes to information for 50MAX operators and manufacturers.

Date

Changes

January 2025
  • The Millers Flat Road Bridge and Phillips Road Bridge in Otago are no longer approved for 50Max use.
October 2023
October 2022
  • Addition of Grey District Council (DC) to 50MAX network
June 2022
  • 2 x Bridge restrictions removed Manawatu DC (S250B Bridge – Ruahine Road)
May 2022
  • 1 x Bridge Restriction added Te Reinga Bridge Wairoa DC
April 2022
  • Transmission Gully added to 50MAX book of maps
  • 2 x Bridge restrictions removed  Kaipara DC (Poutu Road Sth)

February 2022

  • 1 x Bridge restriction added SH Ruakokore River Bridge Wairoa DC

November 2021

  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Hastings
  • 3 bridge restrictions removed in Wairoa

August 2021

  • 10 bridge restrictions removed in Hastings
  • 4 bridge restrictions removed in Manawatu

July 2021

  • 8 bridge restrictions removed in Hurunui
  • 10 bridge restrictions added in Hurunui

June 2021

  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Rangitikei (Bridge 37 (Mangara) - Turakina Called Road) 

April 2021

  • 2 bridge restrictions removed in Bay of Plenty
  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Manawatu (Concrete Ford Bridge Turakina Valley Road 3)

December 2020

  • 1 bridge restriction added in Otago (Bridge 102 - Larch Hill Place and Bridge 6 - Grandview Creek)

November 2020

  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Ruapehu DC (Poro-O-Tarao Road)

September 2020

  • 1 bridge restriction added in Tararua DC (Mangahao Road P-008)
  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Tasman DC (Granity Creek or Papa Bridge - Sherry River Road)

August 2020

  • 4 bridge restrictions removed in Gisborne DC
  • 1 bridge restriction added in Tararua DC (Mākirikiri Bridge D-022)
  • 1 bridge restriction removed SH7A Canterbury (Waiau Ferry Bridge)

July 2020

  • 8 bridge restrictions removed in Wairoa DC

June 2020

  • 1 bridge restriction removed in Manawatū DC (Culvert - Upper Pakihikura Road S302)
  • 1 bridge restriction added SH3 in Ōtorohanga DC (Ōtorohanga Rail Overbridge 533)