Publications

Read Chris Olsen's Contractor articles here

Land Transport New Zealand has the report Best Practice for Use and Design of Truck Mounted Attenuators for New Zealand roads on its website. Click here to go straight to the document (100 pages, 3.6MB)

2007 Roading Excellence Awards Newsletter - winners, projects, photos - download here (PDF 695KB)

Temporary Traffic Management Training Handbook - produced by Opus International Consultants and including all changes and revisions to the CoP for Temporary Traffic Management. Download flyer here (includes email link for ordering).

Street Talk, August 2007 issue - download here (PDF, 180 kb)

Gough's Spring Newsletter PavePro - download here (PDF)

Best Practice for Use and Design of Truck Mounted Attenuators (TMA) for NZ Roads (LTNZ Research Report 301) - PDF 100 pages, 3.6MB - click here to view or download

Proforma Technical Data Sheet: Bituminous Emulsion - download here (PDF 30 kb)

Proforma Technical Data Sheet: Polymer Modified Bitumen - download here (PDF 20 kb)

Technical Note No 001 describes the production of a flexible bound pavement layer by adding foamed bitumen during the reycling of in situ pavement materials. Can be used on basecourse or sub-base layers, new or old pavements. Download PDF here (9 pages, 450kb).

Roading New Zealand, in conjunction with INGENIUM and ACENZ, have presented a joint submission to Land Transport New Zealand on its consultation document for Physical Works and Professional Services Procurement Procedures. Download a copy here.

All Power Point presentations from the 2006 Auckland Asphalt Technical Forum are available by clicking here and then selecting the desired presentation.

Selection Chart for Chipsealing Polymer Modified Binders (PDF) - click here.

Flyer re. Safety at Roadworks Sites (PDF) -- click here.

The updated version of the Bitumen Burns Card has now been produced and printed copies are available to RNZ members. A PDF version can also be downloaded here for use on noticeboards etc.

Download Version 1 of the NZ Supplement to AAPA's National Asphalt Specification (2004), dated July 2006 - 65pp (1.13MB) from the Transit NZ site. This Supplement should be read in conjunction with the 2004 NAS document on AAPA's website - download by clicking here.

TECHNICAL NOTE - Penetration and Viscosity Grading of Bitumen (Dec 2005)

A summary of the changes in the Provisional 4th edition of The Safe Handling of Bituminous Materials Used in Roading (April 2006) Feedback encouraged. NOTE - Click title above to download a copy of the summary of changes. For details of workshops being held to explain and discuss the changes CLICK HERE.

AAPA Asphalt Publications List 2006, 24pp, PDF 542KB. Your guide to some of the world's best asphalt publications from key industry sources.

Transport and Research Update (TARU) Monthly update of new publications from ARRB, plus books and periodical articles from around the world available for loan or as photocopies. TARU August 2005 PDF 221KB TARU Sept 2005 PDF 293KB

Report Back on Sector Engagement with Roading Industry and Joint Action Plan on Buildability, Labour and Skills (25 Aug 2005 - PDF 442KB)

Foamed Bitumen Stabilisation - International Case Studies - Introduction to Foamed Bitumen and overseas examples. Click here (PDF 286 KB).

Buildability Resources Information on Existing Programmes and Activities which the roading industry can access to assist in recruitment. Click here (Word Doc 68 KB). Examples of Initiatives used by NZ companies to help make them attractive to employees. Click here (Word Doc 41 KB). Good Employment Practices are Good for Your Business. Click here (PDF 86.5 KB).

Buildability Action Package January 2005 update of the Buildability Action Package, first developed in August 2004, to tackle buildability issues arising from the forward 10-year National Land Transport Programme and the current shortage of relevant industry skills. The document sets out the issues to be addressed, existing programmes and initiatives, and progress on each initiative (PDF 96 KB).

Miscellaneous Technical Publications Roading NZ has available a wide range of technical publications issued by the former Pavement & Bitumen Contractors Assn, AUSTROADS and others. For prices and an order form in Microsoft Word click here or in PDF format click here.

Funding Implications of the New Zealand Transport Strategy on the Contracting Industry This paper identifies the funding impacts of the New Zealand Transport Strategy on the Contracting Industry and sets out the Industry's response to them. Topics include: Impacts on plant, labour and material supply; Need for certainty to encourage investment in plant and people; Possible changes to procurement policies to reflect the strategy; Strategies to address skill shortages in the industry.

Building and Maintaining the Network under the New Zealand Transport Strategy This Paper considers how the Contracting Industry can assist the Government's implementation of the New Zealand Transport Strategy. This Strategy was launched in December 2002 and is about creating a sustainable transport system.

HSNO Update (3pp, 55 KB) This document provides a November 2004 update on the programme for implementing the amended HSNO regulations, which came into force on 1 October 2004.