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Research Report 695 Life cycle assessment of pavements - Development of a calculator

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This research was commissioned to develop a scientific, life-cycle based understanding of the whole-of-life environmental impacts of different pavement designs, including use of recycled materials.

Economic analysis of optimum speeds on rural state highways in New Zealand

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Category: Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research was commissioned in 2012 with the objective of calculating the optimum speeds for six categories of New Zealand state highways: Motorways/Expressways (divided four-lane) roads (435 km with 26,611 vehicles/day) High Volume National Strat…

Research Report 630 Ex-post evaluation of transport interventions using causal inference methods

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Category: Performance monitoring , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report reviews, summarises and gives guidance for the choice and application of causal inference techniques to ex-post evaluation of the impacts of interventions in the transport sector.

Research Report 694 Alcohol related crash trends

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Category: Healthy and safe people , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

After a period of decline, there are data to show that the number of Deaths and Serious Injuries (DSIs) having driver alcohol/drugs as a factor has been fluctuating during the last three years.

Research Report 692 Road edge-effects on ecosystems

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The aim of this study was to gather information from international literature and local case studies to help Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and sector partners identify, assess, monitor and manage road edge effects on biodiversity.

Research Report 275 Application of strategic environmental assessment to regional land transport strategies

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Category: Sustainable land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report has been prepared to identify opportunities for the use of strategic environmental assessment (SEA) in the preparation of regional land transport strategies (RLTSs).

Research Report 622 Best practice guide for pavement stabilisation

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

New Zealand pavement engineers, in collaboration with colleagues in South Africa and Australia, are recognised internationally as leaders in the use of stabilisation in highway, road, airport, port and industrial hardstand pavement applications.

Research Report 270 Implications of selected urban road tolling policies for New Zealand

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Category: Sustainable land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Over recent years, interest has been increasing, in New Zealand and internationally, in the application of tolling policies to contribute to the funding of major new road infrastructure projects in larger urban areas.