Accessing our state highways

Learn about the approvals needed to carry out activities in the state highway corridor, including traffic management plans, corridor access requests, work access permits and property access or land use approvals.

Step-by-step guidance to plan, apply, and carry out work safely in the state highway corridor. Learn about early access, risk planning, approvals, bookings and deployments.

Learn about the RCA Temporary Traffic Management Centre, NZTA’s national centre of excellence for temporary traffic management, including how the team will work with you to approve your activity.

Find out more about traffic management plans and corridor access requests, when they’re required, and what information your application must include. This section covers information on assessment criteria and how we meet our legal obligations.

Learn how to access and use our digital systems to submit, manage and track your applications.

Find out how to apply for pre-approved reusable schemes to manage mobile or repetitive activities and how to keep your work site safe and compliant.

Guidance on what’s required for events, filming, urgent works and other non-standard activities on our state highways.

Use our technical references, system links and data tools to help you plan and apply to carry out an activity or work on our state highways.

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