What's in this section on transport networks?

Roading

• Safer roads - how Land Transport New Zealand helps ensure New Zealand's roads are designed, constructed and managed safely and at reasonable cost.
• Crash Reduction Study Monitoring - description of how 'black spots' have been monitored and addressed. Contains the monitoring reports and supporting crash reduction documents in PDF format.
• Cycle network and route planning guide - aims to promote a consistent approach to planning the provision for cycling in New Zealand. (In our 'Walking and cycling' section.)
• Guidelines for marking multi-lane roundabouts - the purpose of these guidelines is to assist designers in providing the most appropriate pavement markings for existing and proposed multi-lane roundabouts in New Zealand.
• New Zealand guide to the treatment of crash locations - a companion document to the Austroads Guide to traffic engineering practice. Part 4, 'Treatment of crash locations', December 2004.
• Safety management systems project - Land Transport New Zealand helps road providers improve their expertise and holds them accountable for providing safe roads. Includes the SMS purpose, objectives, approach, guidelines, reports, etc.
• Speed limits - information for road controlling authorities on setting speed limits.
• Traffic notes - information for road controlling authorities.
• Road safety survey series - links to all the road safety survey (RSS) reports.
• Road and traffic standards series - links to all the road and traffic standards (RTS) documents.
• Traffic control devices manual - provides guidance on industry good practice, including, where necessary, practice mandated by law.
• RTS 16 - Guide to heavy vehicle management: (PDF, 583 KB) information relating to the design and management of roads and off-road facilities to safely cater for heavy vehicles.

Rail

• Introduction: Land Transport New Zealand's role in regulating rail safety in New Zealand, Rail licensing and safety assessment guidelines, rail safety systems, rail service licences.
• New Zealand rail licence holders: The number and classification of operators.
• Safety at level crossings: Rail safety information for drivers and pedestrians.
• Rail newsletter: Land Transport New Zealand's newsletter for rail operators.
• Reports and guidelines: Publications and reports on rail safety regulation.

Last updated: 7 January 2009