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Research Report 264 Development of a benefit evaluation technique applicable to treatment of road run-off

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This study investigated the potential to define a benefit cost based on the reduction of contaminants provided by a road stormwater run-off treatment device.

Research Report 446 The variability of road traffic noise and implications for compliance with the noise conditions of roading designations

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Many road designations have conditions with respect to noise that require that when the road is completed, measurements will be undertaken to prove that the performance standards of those conditions have been fulfilled.

Research Report 406 Quantifying the benefits of waste minimisation

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

A methodology was developed in 2006–09 to quantify the benefits of waste minimisation in road construction.

Research Report 393 Relative costs and benefits of modal transport solutions

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This report describes the outcomes of a study commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency to inform local authorities about the costs and benefits of transport modes.

Research Report 224 Environmental protection measures on NZ state highway roading projects – volume 1: reference guide to past practice

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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…

Research Report 308 Environmental impact of industrial by-products in road construction – a literature review

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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 …

Research Report 306 Assessing the environmental effect of new and recycled materials in road construction

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The introduction of new or alternative (recycled wastes) materials in road construction may have benefits in terms of cost reductions, improved surfacing or pavement performance.

Research Report 298 Applications for asphalt millings on New Zealand roads

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This project involved an investigation carried out in 2004-05 into the mechanical properties of, and potential applications for, asphalt millings in the construction of New Zealand roads.

Research report 422 Integrated transport assessment guidelines

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This research provides a methodology for assessing the effects of a development proposal within the context of the New Zealand regulatory structure.