Research and reference
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