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Research was undertaken in 2009–11 to evaluate the potential benefits of multigrade bitumens in chipsealing in New Zealand.

Friction course surfacing has been used on New Zealand road pavements since the early 1970s.

Premature distress in unbound basecourses has occurred regularly in New Zealand.

Literature on the monetary valuation of the environmental effects of roads and road traffic on adjoining residential land use is reviewed.

Ice, frost, snow, fog and high wind are relatively common hazards on many New Zealand roads, and road weather information systems (RWIS) could be expected to make a significant contribution to road safety.

The National Association of Australian State Roading Authority (NAASRA) roughness meter is often required to be operated at low speeds, with acceleration and deceleration from and to a standing start, and through a tortuous pavement alignment.

National accident records and road description databases are used to calculate accident rates (expressed as the number of reported injury accidents per 100 million kilometres) for some selected types of road.

This report documents a review, carried out during 1993/1994, of the Treatment Selection Process (TSP) contained within the RAMM (Road Asset and Maintenance Management) system.

The Transit New Zealand Project evaluation manual (1996) outlined the procedures to be adopted when evaluating roading projects in New Zealand.

The use of concrete block pavers as a road surfacing in residential and industrial areas is increasing in New Zealand.