The Transport Services Technical advice note (TAN) is a formal memo which keeps all relevant people up to date and aware of any new releases, interim acceptances, changes and updates to technical information, specifications, legislation, etc in relation to highway projects.

This is being used in place of the email memos you may have been receiving from the technical teams across the Transport Services group.

The Technical advice note series should be seen as the one source of truth associated with changes to our technical requirements.

It is sent to registered users, both internal and external to Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency.

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For further information contact standards@nzta.govt.nz

#15-11 Launch of VDAM permitting manual (volume 1 and volume 2)

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Highways and Network Operations and Access and Use have launched the new Vehicle dimension and mass permitting manual (VDAM manual).  

#15-10 Guide to the management of effects on noise sensitive land use near to the state highway network

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Release of the Guide to the management of effects on noise sensitive land use near to the state highway network.

#15-09 Temporary concrete barrier TCB-1 revision 3

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Road Safety Hardware Update - Temporary Concrete Barrier TCB-1 (R3)

#15-08 Temporary concrete barrier TCB-1

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Road Safety Hardware Update – Temporary Concrete Barrier TCB-1

#15-07 Launch of State highway acoustic treatment of buildings guide

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Launch of the State highway guide to acoustic treatment of buildings.

#15-06 Updated RTS14 guidelines

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Updated RTS14 Guidelines for facilities for blind and vision impaired pedestrians

#15-05 Launch of Programme business case guideline

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

Highways and Network Operations have developed the Guidance for developing programme business cases for state highway investment.

#15-04 July 2015 update to CoPTTM

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

The July 2015 update of CoPTTM is now on the CoPTTM pages of the NZ Transport Agency website.

#15-03 Assessing historic heritage effects guide

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

New roading impact assessment guide - Assessing historic heritage effects for state highway projects.

#15-02 SM018 Annual plan instructions 16/17

Published: | Category: Technical advice note | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors | Author: Highways and Network Operations

The State highway annual plan instructions manual (SM018) has been released for 2016/17.