This page lists research reports and relevant reference material consulted by the working group in developing guidelines for equitable funding of pavement maintenance on low vloume roads.
Research reports
- The economic value of good roads, BERL (2014)
- Drivers of economic growth in the Northland regional economy, Infometrics (2009)
- Analysis of key sectors and their road use, BERL (2011)
- Bay of Plenty situational analysis, BERL (2013)
- Otago Economic Overview, BERL (2014)
- Forest Sector Transport Analysis - Northland, SCION (2015)
- Northland Regional Forestry Framework Report, Opus (2015)
- Economic impact assessment of the forestry industry in the Gisborne-Tairawhiti region, Institute for Business Research, University of Waikato (2013)
- National Exotic Forest Description as at 1 April 2014, MPI
- New Zealand Milk Production to 31 March 2016, DCANZ
- Forestry effects on low volume rural roads, Moore & Associates (2009)
- Logging trucks on local roads - is forestry really having an unreasonable impact, GHD (2011)
- The damaging effect of overweight vehicles on Southland roads, Laskewitz J, Hudson K and Wanty D (2014)
- The impact of heavy vehicle traffic on road pavements, GeoSolve (2017)
- The impact of land use on pavement wear, TERNZ (2017)
- Equitable funding of pavement maintenance for low volume roads, BERL (2017)
- Methods to establish design traffic loading, Bartley Consultants, Transfund NZ Research Report 185 (2000)
Relevant Australian references:
- Guidelines for Assessment of Road Impacts of Development Proposals, Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads
- Estimating the incremental cost impact on sealed local roads from additional freight tasks, ARRB, Western Australian Local Government Association