As sponsors of the “Utilities Access to Transport Corridors” stream on Day 2, the NZUAG Board Chair Paul Swain and members will set the scene for the day, outline how the Code is performing across the country, explain the changes that have been made to the Code as the result of the latest review and […]
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Presenting a copy on day 2
Feeling roadblocked when it comes to entering KiwiRail’s corridor? Bryce Ongley, KiwiRail
Having been a civil contractor in the water industry for over 20 years, Bryce has felt the same pain as you accessing KiwiRail’s corridor. This is the very reason he threw down his tools to make the move over to be the National Corridor Manager for KiwiRail. He has been on a mission to improve […]
Better, Longer, Faster! Andrew Healy, beforeUdig
Corridor Manager’s seek better practices on their roads, longer periods of free flowing traffic and faster excavations. That only happens when workers are competent and skilled and is why our organisation has launched a highly successful Australian Locator Certification programme in New Zealand. More than ever Locator’s are being used by contractors to identify […]
Third party damage (TPD) of utility assets in Transport Corridors – Near misses vs actual and how do we identify repeat offenders? Rene DÁth, First Gas
Third party damage of utility assets is, “not can be”, a major cost to asset owners across all utility sectors. Not to mention the safety risks these damages impose. And these costs can be much higher than the pure cost of rectifying the damage. Post incident actions including awareness or education presentations, technical training, […]
When nothing is going right …. Go left!!! Tanya Bowers, Chorus
A look at some challenges across the Chorus business, including interactions with the RCA’s, other Utilities and the general public, as well as the Code and its challenges. How we have dealt with some examples and how to make it easier. It’s not always clear cut and sometimes we need help from other parties […]
Havelock North Trunk Water Main – Maximising collaboration to minimise disruption. James Hopgood and Shaun Penprase, Stantec
A new DN500 trunk main was constructed by Hastings District Council in 2018. This was part of an overarching strategy to enable the decommissioning of the Brookvale bore field, and replace this with an alternative supply from Hastings. The trunk main was to also improve resilience for operations and maintenance as there was only 1 […]
Look how far we have come. Tracy Bell, Timaru District Council
The Code of Practice for Utilities Access to Transport Corridor was implemented by the Timaru District Council in 2011. In the early days it was an uphill battle for TDC to get the utilities to understand the requirements. Through hard work, education, relationship building and beating contractors with a big stick. We have achieved compliance […]
Cracking the Code. Rachel Nottingham, Tanya Bowers and James Ting
With the NZUAG Code looking towards its tenth birthday, has it achieved its intended purposes? Do we have a nationally consistent approach to managing access to transport corridors? Is disruption to corridors minimised and benefits to the public being maximised? Join a discussion with NZUAG’s working group and give us your views. What should change? […]
An evidence-based approach for value for money assessment of Roading Infrastructure in New Zealand. Harish Shivaramu, Auxilium Ltd
The Activity Management Plans (AMPs) are developed by the Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) to outline their short-term and long-term management approach for the maintenance and operation of the road network under their jurisdiction. Ideally, these AMPs need to be customer and outcome focused, and should also be able to demonstrate ‘sound principles and processes’ […]
Keeping good roads good – How much is enough? Elke Beca, WSP
IDS provide industry leadership in the development, advocacy, and implementation of evidence-based decision making for infrastructure. As custodians of the NZ performance modelling IP, IDS has been developing and refining NZ performance models for over 20 years. In 2019, IDS embarked on a ground-breaking project with the NZ Transport Agency (Waka Kotahi); establishing a […]