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NZIHT Conference Papers

Listing of the Transportation in the Pursuit of Excellence 8th Annual Conference held in Auckland.

Transit New Zealand and New Zealand Institute of Highway Technology (NZIHT) held their 8th Annual conference in Auckland on the 15-17 October 2006.

Monday 16th October Conference Papers

Title Author/Speaker Download
Opening Address Minister of Transport Hon, Annette King View website
Land Transport NZ's Procurement Review Bernie Cuttance
- LTNZ
PDF (51KB)
Value for Money in the Development and Delivery of the State Highway Network - Project Update Dr Kevin Doherty
- Transit NZ
Workshop 1: Review of Performance Based Contracts
PBC-01 Alliance Partnership Piet Venter
- In3roads
PDF (83KB)
Assessing the Effectiveness of Unsealed Road Key Performance Measures Dave McDougall
- In3roads
PDF (100KB)
Operational Performance Measures A Contractors View Reg Gibbs
- In3roads
PDF (245KB)
Delivering Customer Satisfaction through a Performance Based Contract Anne Michel
- In3roads
PDF (79KB)
Workshop 2: Safety
Crash Cost Savings of State Highway Improvement Projects
Melanie Muirson
- MWH NZ Ltd
PDF (239KB)
Towards a Better Understanding of Site Distance Grant Gordon - Opus International Consultants PDF (1.36MB)
NZRF Line Removal Guide Alister Harlow
- NZ Roading Federation
PDF (116KB)
Safe Working Procedures for Deployment of Temporary Barriers Simon Harty
- Fletcher Construction
PDF (75KB)
Workshop 3: Pavements 1
Quality Pavements require Quality Aggregates Jason Lowe
- Winstone Aggregates
PDF (76KB)
Better Performance Pavements Dr Bryan Pidwerbesky
- Fulton Hogan Ltd
PDF (497KB)
RLT Testing Dr Greg Arnold
- Transit NZ
PDF (205KB)
Concrete Roads for High Stress Applications Richard Johnson
- Works Infrastructure
PDF (810KB)
Workshop 4: Changing Perceptions for Performance Based Contracts
Long Term Road Maintenance Contracts in Western Australia Brian Noble
- Main Roads
PDF (110KB)
Effectiveness of Performance Indicators in Managing Road Networks Peter Kadar
- MWH Australia Pty
PDF (195KB)
Retrofitting Side Protection on Existing Bridges Rudolph Kotze
- Transit New Zealand
Aspects of the PSNC001 Network Performance Gerhard van Blerk
- Transit New Zealand
PDF (527KB)
Workshop 5: Surfacing 1
Coalescence and Curing and their Measurement in Chip Seal Emulsions Glynn Holleran
- Fulton Hogan
PDF (547KB)
P/17, Q/1 and the Chipsealing Textbook Joanna Towler
-Transit New Zealand
PDF (77KB)
Rejuvenation Treatments for Aged Pavements Glynn Holleran
- Fulton Hogan
PDF (360KB)
Workshop 6: Sustainable Transport 1
Urban and Highway Lighting Energy Management Roger Loveless
- Odyssey Energy Ltd
PDF (2.20MB)
Seven Strategies for Transit Recovery in the Dispersed City Chris Harris
- North Shore City Council
PDF (78KB)
Sustainable Development - Why Wasn't I Told Earlier Glenn Lacey
- Polyroad Stabilising
PDF (75KB)
Application of Environmental Monitoring and Forecasting Systems in Transport Rod James
- Hyder Consulting
PDF (574KB)
Workshop 7: Safety 2
Delineation Investment Priorities Dr Hamish Mackie
-TERNZ
PDF (1.85MB)
'Exercise Victoria' An Emergency Exercise to Improve Tunnel Safety Hannah Hyde
-Transit New Zealand
PDF (3.53MB)
The use of the Gallaway Formula for Aquaplaning Evaluation in New Zealand John Chesterton
-Northern Gateway Alliance
PDF (496KB)
Structured Marking -The Desert Road Experience Rob Dunne
-Damar Industries
PDF (2.85MB)

Tuesday 17th October Conference Papers

Title Author/Speaker Download
Keynote Address: Highway Contracting Successes, Challenges and New Developments in Ontario, Canada
Sonya Skinner - Ministry of Transport, Canada PDF (120KB)
Keynote Address: What is Industry Self Governance Chris Olsen
- Roading New Zealand
PDF (160KB)
Workshop 8: Performance Based Maintenance Contracts
A Review of Performance Specified Maintenance Contract (PSMC) Model Mike Keir
- Transfield Services
PDF (242KB)
PSMC005 Programming and Funding Joe Haines
- Beca
PDF (84KB)
The Coastal Otago Hybrid Contract How is it Working in Practice? Peter Robinson
- Transit New Zealand
PDF (2.46MB)
Achieving Successful Outcomes in a Performance Based Contract Simon Hunt
- Fulton Hogan
PDF (1.22MB)
Workshop 9: Industry Self Governance
Managing Health & Safety in Civil Construction – An ACC Perspective
Phillip McIntosh
- ACC National Manager for Workplace Safety
PDF (239KB)
Best Practice Industry Self Governance Malcolm Abernathy
- NZ Contractors Federation
PDF (1.36MB)
Industry Self Governance - A Transit NZ Perspective David Bates
- Transit New Zealand
Experiences in Adopting a Pan-Industry Approach to Developing Industry Safety Practices Ross Ridings
- Quality Surveillance Ltd
PDF (87KB)
Workshop 10: Surfacing 2
Fatigue Design Criteria for Low Noise Surfacing David Alabaster
- Transit New Zealand
PDF (922KB)
Top Down Cracking Ken Hudson
- Duffill Watts & TSE Ltd
PDF (1.32MB)
Skid Resistance and the Geological Properties of Aggregates Douglas Wilson
- University of Auckland
Chipseals and Emulsions versus Cutbacks David Hutchison
- Works Infrastructure
PDF (63KB)
Workshop 11: Capital Works
The BC, Canada P3 Highway Improvement Contract Model Travis Gilbertson
- Opus International Consultants
PDF (227KB)
The Theory of Economic Value when Considering Innovation, Cost and Risk Stephen Jenkins
- Connell Wagner Ltd
PDF (197KB)
Delivering a Roading Project in and Urban Community Graham Ramsay
- Beca
PDF (491KB)
Workshop 12: Sustainable Transport
Incorporating Sustainable Land Transport into District Plans Chris Hansen
- Tonkin & Taylor
PDF (92KB)
International Urban Road Pricing Models in New Zealand Context Rod James
- Hyder Consulting
PDF (689KB)
Transit NZ, an Urban Design Embracing a Context Sensitive Approach Wayne McDonald
- Transit New Zealand
PDF (2.54MB)
ARTA - Putting the Strategies into Action Maree Faid
- Auckland Regional Transport Authority
PDF (94KB)
Workshop 13: Pavement 2
Long-Term Pavement Performance Theuns Henning
- MWH New Zealand Ltd
PDF (244KB)
Understanding the Limitations of the Austroads Pavement Design Daniel Rich
- PMS Ltd
Certainty in Pavement Investments and Performance David Hutchison
- Works Infrastructure
PDF (81KB)