Councils, as the country’s road controlling authorities, are being encouraged by WorkSafe and the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) to get on board with the new approach to temporary traffic management WorkSafe endorses the new NZTA guidance which was introduced in 2023 and requires temporary traffic management (TTM) to be more risk-based. Continue →

Industry leaders are calling recent commentary on temporary traffic management uninformed and unhelpful, as they work to transition from a ‘one size fits all’ model to a more risk-based approach Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group (TTM ISG) Chair Dave Tilton says the industry is already making progress in ensuring temporary traffic management is fit for purpose through the transition from the compliance-based Code of practice for temporary traffic management (CoPTTM) to the more risk-based approach described in the New Zealand guide to temporary traffic management (NZGTTM). Continue →