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Manuals, Amendments and Technical Documents

Transit's publicly available manuals, manual amendments and technical documents are listed below in alphabetical order.

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Transit's manuals, many of which have been developed with industry and local authority input, provide standards and guidelines for safe and cost effective state highway management practices. These manuals and technical documents are also used by many other New Zealand road controlling authorities.

The Standards and Guidelines Manual (SP/M/021) is a comprehensive listing of all Transit's manuals and technical documents.

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TitleSortManual CodeSortEditionDate of Issue
Annual Plan Instructions ManualSM018Amendment 5August 2005
Austroads Guide to Stabilisation in Roadworks - AP-60/98: 1998 (Cover Note)AP-60/981stFebruary 2000
Bituminous Emulsion Sealing ManualBituminous 19941st1994
Bituminous Sealing ManualBituminous 19931st1993
Bridge Inspection and Maintenance ManualSP/M/0161stJuly 2001
Bridge ManualSP/M/0222ndJune 2003
Bridge Overweight Rating and Posting Weight Limits AssessmentSP/M/0181stJune 2002
Chipsealing in New ZealandChipsealing1st2005
Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic ManagementSP/M/0103rdNovember 2004
Contract Procedures ManualSM021Issue 8March 2006
Cost Estimation ManualSM014Issue 3August 2007
Environmental Policy ManualSP/M/0231stDecember 2005
Guide for Sampling & Testing of Stabilised Materials During Construction (Draft)GuideDraftFebruary 2001
Guidelines for Highway LandscapingSP/M/020Version 2December 2006
Highway Surface Drainage: A Design Guide for Highways with a Positive CollectionNRB1st1977
Location Referencing Management System (LRMS) ManualSM0511stJuly 2004
Long Term Procurement PlanProcurement1stJune 2005
MOTSAM - Part I: TRAFFIC SIGNSMOTSAM 14thNovember 2007
MOTSAM - Part II: MARKINGSMOTSAM 23rdUpdate: August 2008
MOTSAM - Part III: MOTORWAYS and EXPRESSWAYSMOTSAM 3ProvisionalJune 2004
NZ Supplement to AUSTROADS GTEP Part 14: BicyclesSP/M/025ProvisionalSeptember 2008
NZ Supplement to the 1999 Austroads Pavement Design GuideNZ Supp 19991stMay 2000
NZ Supplement to the 2007 Austroads Pavement Design GuideNZ Supp 20072ndFebruary 2007
Overdimension Vehicle Route MapsSP/M/017Iss 1 (Amd Nov 2004)September 2002
Overweight Permit ManualSM0701st (Amd Dec 2004)1995
Overweight Permit Route MapsSP/M/032Version 22004
Planning Policy Manual - for integrated planning & development of state highwaysSP/M/0012 (Version 1)August 2007
Prequalification Application PackPrequalificationIssue 1December 2007
Procurement manual978-0-478-34658-91July 2009
Project Management ManualSM0114thAugust 2006
Public Engagement ManualPEM1stMay 2008
Quality Standard TQS1SP/M/0332ndJune 2005
Quality Standard TQS2SP/M/0342ndJune 2005
Risk Management Process ManualAC/Man/1Version 3September 2004
Seismic Screening of BridgesSM1102ndOctober 1998
Standards and Guidelines ManualSP/M/021Version 2.1111 July 2008
State Highway Asset Management ManualSM0203rdAugust 2000
State Highway Construction Contract Proforma ManualSM031Issue 10March 2009
State Highway Control ManualSM012Version 4September 2004
State Highway Database Operation ManualSM050October 1996Revised May 2009
State Highway Geometric Design Manual (Draft)SHGDMDraftDecember 2000
State Highway Maintenance Contract Proforma ManualSM032Issue 9March 2009
State Highway Professional Services Contract Proforma ManualSM030NZTA Issue 1March 2009
State Highway Safety Management System ManualSP/M/0024thMarch 2007
State Highway Stakeholder Agreement Proforma ManualSM033Issue 1June 2004
TDM manualTDM110/12/2007
Traffic Monitoring for State HighwaysSM0521st (Amd Jul 2004)May 2004
Transit's Visual Style GuidelinesStyle Guide1st1999