In Transit - December 1995 - Auckland Harbour Bridge Resurfacing trial

 

In Transit December 1995

Auckland Harbour Bridge resurfacing

Evaluation, PT competitive price procedures and road safety

Flooding, State Highway Review

This end of year edition of InTransit has articles on:

• New lighter, longer-lasting polyurethane surfacing trialled on Auckland Harbour Bridge may last five-times as long as conventional bitumen.
• First Year Rate of Return (FYRR) to be used to support project evaluation. Projects with a higher FYRR to get priority over those that generate lower returns in the first year.  Expected to preference those with crash reduction benefits compared to those that reduce congestion.
• Changes to Competitive Pricing Procedures for passenger transport contracts approved, enabling longer contracts (up to six years) and larger contract sizes (removing limits on seats per operator per route).
• Need for a focus on driver behaviour to improve safety.
• Flooding in South Island causing $2.5m in state highway damage.
• Recommendations to be decided on State Highway Review.