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This project involved market research among motorists in New Zealand to establish unit behavioural values of travel time savings under a range of conditions, for application in the evaluation of transport projects.

Accident prediction models have been developed for rural and urban intersections and links.

An evaluation of models which predict noise levels from road traffic in terms of the LEQ (24-hour) index was undertaken in 1998 by comparing predicted levels with noise levels measured at 20 sites.

This research reviewed the literature on traffic growth prediction in New Zealand and overseas, surveyed local traffic growth forecasting practice in New Zealand, reviewed the traffic growth procedures in the Project Evaluation Manual, and attempted …

Small diameter tyres are increasingly being used in heavy vehicle applications.

This factsheet summarises rules for volunteer drivers of a passenger service and the type of passenger services that are exempt from holding a passenger service licence.

A high binder content (78%) polymer-modified bitumen emulsion used in a 'racked-in' sealing system was trialed from 1993 to 1995 as a surfacing in high traffic stress areas for New Zealand roads.

The guidelines for sensitivity analysis in project evaluation, as used in the Transit New Zealand Project Evaluation Manual (PEM), have been improved.

This rule has not yet been brought into force.

The application of the Austroads Pavement design guide to Taranaki 'brown ash' has been investigated.