Resources

To assist in meeting climate change commitments, there is a target to reduce the per-capita greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transport to half the 2007 levels by 2040.

This research project, undertaken in 2006 to 2008, confirms that traffic can force water through first-coat chipseal surfacings that do not visually show signs of cracking.

This project was undertaken in 2001 to review environmental protection measures that have been applied through the Resource Management Act (RMA) process, to a sample of 35 state highway roading projects constructed in New Zealand, between the years 1…

This project aimed to develop analytical methods for assessing energy risks due to a peak and decline in global oil production.

The objective of Stage 1 of this research project (carried out in 2002-2003) was to research and identify the most appropriate precast concrete bridge beam shapes that should be adopted in New Zealand as industry standards for the future.

Since about 1997 the brightness of roadmarkings on a number of New Zealand state highways has been increased.

This report is of market research into the perceptions and views of road users about the state highway system in New Zealand.

Corrosion of steel reinforcement is the most serious and common deterioration problem affecting reinforced concrete bridges in New Zealand.

Foamed bitumen stabilisation is gaining wide acceptance internationally for pavement stabilisation, but has not been practised in New Zealand.

The objectives of this project, undertaken 2005/6, were to: review the international technical literature on the topic of environmental issues relating to the use of waste and industrial by-products in road construction applications, and recommend a …