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Standards and Guidelines Update – 31 March 2025

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Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This newsletter provides key updates and a summary of recent revisions to existing standards and addition of new standards on the NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) register of Standards and Guidelines, and identifies NZTA standards that are curr…

State highway three-year plan instructions manual (SM018)

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Category: Asset management , Manuals | Audience: Roading contractors

State highway three-year plan instructions manual (SM018) instructs how the plans for investing in state highway maintenance, operations and renewals need to be developed, presented, and reviewed.

Stormwater specification

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Category: Drainage , Maintenance , Specifications | Audiences: General, Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This P46 specification sets out the requirements for the design, construction and operation of all stormwater improvement projects.

Cost estimation manual (SM014)

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Category: Project & contract management , Manuals | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

A manual for use by consultants when preparing cost estimates.

State highway control manual (SM012)

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Category: State highway operations , Manuals | Audience: Roading contractors

This manual sets out NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi powers and policy with regard to state highways.

Specification for winter maintenance

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Category: Winter maintenance , Maintenance , Specifications | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This TNZ C/22 specification and guidance notes sets out the requirements for maintenance of a road network that is at risk of snow and ice events to ensure the required road availability and levels of service are achieved during winter.

Specification for emergency work

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Category: Operations , Maintenance , Specifications | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This specification and guidence notes describe the service to be provided for emergency work arising from storm damage, floods, debris, slips and the like.

Size shape and grading of grades 1–4 sealing chips

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Category: Materials , Chipsealing , Specifications | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This test method covers the procedure for sampling and for determination of percentage fines, average least dimension (ALD), average greatest dimension (AGD), distribution of least dimensions, and incidence of broken faces in grades 1–4 stone sealing…

Signs and markings (permanent and temporary) index

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Category: Signs & markings (permanent & temporary) , Manuals | Audiences: Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

Index to all the signs and markings (permanent and temporary) manuals and relevant specifications.