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This research was commissioned to fill gaps in knowledge about how well the move to a risk-based approach to Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) is working. 

There are numerous findings which raise concerns about the safety of current practice in TTM. Two out of three survey respondents reported observing or hearing about a near miss at the last complex site they worked on, while around half believed that safety on site was traded off against competing needs like cost and traffic flow. Over half of survey respondents experienced aggression or abuse from other road users.

Keywords:

risk, risk-based approach, road safety, temporary traffic management, worker safety, workplace culture 

Authors:

JA Thomas, WSP NZ, Ahuriri | Napier
F Tate, WSP NZ, Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington
B Frith, WSP NZ, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt
LA Malcolm, WSP NZ, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt
J Burton, WSP NZ, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt
F Thomas, WSP NZ, Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai | Lower Hutt
R Gordon, WSP NZ, Ōtautahi | Christchurch