New Zealand Country Report

Part of the Austroads Consortium, New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean some 2,250 km to the east of Sydney and is blessed with a uniquely diverse range of topographical characteristics. Developing the transport network in New Zealand therefore necessitates the amalgamation of a variety of factors from across the full spectrum of issues that the new Austroads Guide to Road Design addresses. Although different in scale of magnitude from most Australian projects, the nature of engineering issues faced and the solutions proposed are equally challenging and imaginative; often more so in the light of generally tighter budgetary constraints. The Austroads Consortium ensures that such differences are accommodated simply and effectively within the Design Guides by providing the designer with flexibility within defined engineering boundaries. This presentation will examine the challenges facing Engineers in Consultant and Contractor organisations as they work with those from Road Controlling Authorities to provide New Zealand with a safe, sustainable and environmentally sensitive road network. It will detail the issues faced in attempts to provide consistency throughout the network; highlighting the ingenuity, flexibility and sensitivity of the designers, not only in relation to the immediate problems but also to the requirements of future generations and changes to the environment. The presentation will stress the importance of the Austroads Consortium to New Zealand, not only in the production of the Design Guides, but also as a knowledge forum for Oceania and the World.

• Corporate Authors:

  Polytechnic University of Valencia

  Department of Transportation, Camino de Vera
  Valencia,   Spain  46022
• Authors:
  • Hughes, James R
• Conference:
  • 4th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design
  • Location: Valencia , Spain
  • Date: 2010-6-2 to 2010-6-5
• Publication Date: 2010

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: CD-ROM
• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 12p
• Monograph Title: 4th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, June 2-5, 2010, Valencia, Spain

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway design; Highway engineering; Highway safety
• Geographic Terms: New Zealand
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01338073
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 2011 1:01PM