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Superelevation calculations

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Category: Structures (bridges, culverts & geotechnical) , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This memorandum provides information for practitioners on the calculation of road superelevation appropriate for a vehicle speed and curve radius.

TL-4 transition detail

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This standard drawing shows details of the accepted semi-rigid to rigid barrier transition for use on state highways.

Revisions to TNZ P/24 and the RSMA compliance standard

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Category: Structures (bridges, culverts & geotechnical) , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This memo provides details of revisions to Transit New Zealand specification P/24: 2008 and the NZ Transport Agency Endorsed RSMA compliance standard for traffic signs that were implemented on 1 July 2008.

General circulars

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Category: General circulars , Technical memoranda | Audience: Local & regional government

General circulars are used by the NZ Transport Agency to directly advise road controlling authorities and regional councils about relevant policy or programme management updates, or to communicate recent Board decisions.

Preferred method for calculating road surface water run-off in New Zealand

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Category: Skid resistance & surface texture , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

To advise on the preferred method of calculating surface water flow and the limited use of the Gallaway method in New Zealand.

Temporary Concrete Barrier Public Domain Pin and Loop System (TCB-1)

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Category: Road safety hardware and practice , Technical memoranda | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

The Transport Agency temporary concrete road safety barrier design (TCB-1) is a metricated variant of the Oregon State Department of Transport (ORDoT) F-shape “Precast Concrete Barrier Pin and Loop Assembly” (RD500).

General circulars

Part of the ‘General circulars’ resource.

Category: General circulars , Technical memoranda | Audience: General

General circulars are used by the NZ Transport Agency to directly advise road controlling authorities and regional councils about relevant policy or programme management updates, or to communicate recent Board decisions.

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