News and information relating to temporary traffic management best practices, guidelines and local operating procedures.
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For submission of TMPs please go to MyWorksites(external link).
For more information view the MyWorksites training videos(external link).
- Road closures for road works
- Temporary road closure advertising and signage
- Best practice for mobile variable message sign [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- Best practice for TTM impacting bus services [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Protecting vulnerable road users in TTM environments(external link)
- SCIRT best practice for cyclist management - Historical document [PDF, 3 MB]
- Best practice for speed management [PDF, 1.7 MB]
- CTOC transport efficiency and impact guide [PDF, 3.9 MB]
- Vehicle tracking guidelines – May 2018 [PDF, 4.3 MB]
- Transport Impact Assessment (TIA) guide – June 2017 [PDF, 1.5 MB]
- Road closure for events
- Low traffic flow periods guide [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- Project-level discussions [PDF, 1 MB]
- Resubmission of previously accepted TMP when works were not completed under original acceptance [PDF, 60 KB]
- Use of GTMPs in conjunction with MyWorksites [PDF, 434 KB]
- Global permit and generic traffic management plan process [PDF, 235 KB]
- Shopping centres and strategic routes restrictions map [PDF, 902 KB]
- Road space booking form [DOCX, 18 KB]
- Frequently asked questions on excavation global permit generic TMPs [PDF, 604 KB]
- Template of layout submission form for global permit [DOCX, 18 KB]
2024
- Christmas operational hours for Temporary Traffic Management, Road Amenity & Asset Protection teams(external link)
- Christchurch Temporary Traffic Management – 12 November 2024(external link)
- 2024 Christmas Restrictions and Site visits from the Council's TTM team
- Christchurch Temporary Traffic Management – 30 October 2024(external link)
- Continued usage of CoPTTM on CCC roads – NZGTTM form usage – Traffic management training (minimum requirements) – RCA approvals and obligations.
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Christchurch Temporary Traffic Management – 15 October 2024(external link)
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Cup and Show week Restrictions - Generic Traffic Management Plan conditions clarification
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- Christchurch temporary traffic management update September 2024 (external link)
- Use of CoPTTM on CCC roads - NZTA warrant system - Team contact details - Prewarning signage colour change - No parking cones usage - TTM website updates - Road levels list - Generic TMP conditions - TMP urgent reviews
- Sail Grand Prix 2024 restrictions(external link)
2023
- Christchurch temporary traffic management - December 2023(external link)
- Christmas work hours - Invoicing update - TTM Industry Steering Group
- Christmas lead-up restriction period 2023(external link)
- Christchurch temporary traffic management - September 2023 (external link)
- Cup and show week restrictions - TMP documentation - Public viewable description requirements - Team contact details update
- June 2023 General traffic management team update(external link)
- Generic TMP flowchart - TTM forum follow-up
- New Zealand guide to temporary traffic management (NZGTTM), version 1 update – May 2023(external link)
- SailGP restrictions; and update to emergency service notification requirements – 20 February(external link)
- Cyclone Gabrielle – 14 February 2023(external link)
- International delegation visit to Christchurch – 3 February 2023(external link)
- Christchurch temporary traffic management – January 2023(external link)
- Extension forms usage - Temporary Traffic Management Planner Warrant - SailGP coming to Christchurch - Real Time Operations team contact
2022
- October 2022 – Holiday low-demand opportunities and Christmas lead-up restrictions(external link)
- Cup and Show Week restrictions(external link)
- Cup and Show Week restrictions maps 2022 [PDF, 6.9 MB]
- September 2022 – Industry update(external link)
- Separated cycleway prioritisation - Road levels update - TMP Processing timeframes - Worksafe guidance document - New Zealand Guide Temporary Traffic Management
- July 2022 – General Traffic Management Team update(external link)
- Pending weather event - Road-level classifications update
- June 2022 – General Traffic Management Team update(external link)
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- Road Levels update - Auditing and advisory notes - Equipment collection - Change of season impacts - Setting of Speeds Rule update - Preliminary checks on TMPs
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- March 2022 – General Traffic Management Team update(external link)
- Works around rail corridors - Night works on Council roads - Temporary road closure form update - Auditing update - Form and template usage - Truck Mounted Attenuator usage - Have your say on NZGTTM
2021
- February 2021 - ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Roadworks Restrictions [PDF, 513 KB]
- November 2021 - Cup and Show Week TTM restrictions [PDF, 998 KB]
- October 2021 - Riccarton area roadworks restrictions October 2021 to March 2022 [PDF, 190 KB]
- October 2021 - Holiday low-demand opportunities and Christmas lead-up restrictions [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- September 2021 - TTM Planner qualification update [PDF, 158 KB]
- September 2021 - Local operating procedures update [PDF, 510 KB]
- July 2021 - Global permit and Generic TMP industry update [PDF, 646 KB]
- April 2021 - Traffic management team industry update [PDF, 400 KB]
- New team members - TTMP warrant - Documentation update - Council Local Operating Procedures
- February 2021 - Generic TMP process reminder [PDF, 621 KB]
- January 2021 - Applying for CAR and TMP from 1 February 2021 [PDF, 190 KB]
2020
- November 2020 - Generic TMP process update [PDF, 633 KB]
- November 2020 - Cup and Show Week restrictions [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- October 2020 - Holiday low demand and Christmas lead-up restrictions [PDF, 347 KB]
- August 2020 - Central City restrictions August to September 2020 [PDF, 774 KB]
- April 2020 - Temporary traffic management during COVID-19 restrictions [PDF, 536 KB]
- March 2020 - CNC roadworks restrictions [PDF, 1.4 MB]
- March 2020 - TTM planner warrant [PDF, 435 KB]
- February 2020 - 15 March remembrance event [PDF, 2.1 MB]
- February 2020 - Global permit and generic TMPs [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- February 2020 – Industry bulletin [PDF, 350 KB]
- Back to basics campaign - TMP lead times - Public notifications - Accepted TMP conditions -CTOC engagement
- January 2020 - Applying for WAPs and TMPs [PDF, 569 KB]
2019
- December 2019 - CAR and TTM operations holiday period [PDF, 120 KB]
- November 2019 – Royal Visit roadworks restrictions [PDF, 662 KB]
- October 2019 – Christmas restrictions and low demand opportunity [PDF, 929 KB]
- September 2019 - Cup and Show Week restrictions [PDF, 1.3 MB]
- July 2019 - Global Permits and Generic TMPs: Information and workflow [PDF, 161 KB]
- July 2019 - TTMP workshop information [PDF, 326 KB]
Historical industry notifications regarding TTM fee charging
- Industry email message [PDF, 90 KB]
- TTM service fees FAQs [PDF, 146 KB]
- TTM conditions of service [PDF, 130 KB]
- Incident report form [DOCX, 299 KB]
- Temporary road closure application form [DOCX, 45 KB]
- Guidelines for notification letters [PDF, 82 KB]
- Tramway – Work near conductors of overhead electric lines [DOC, 337 KB]
- Tramway – Electric line isolation request [DOCX, 44 KB]
- Tramway – Work near tram tracks request [DOC, 137 KB]
- NZTA Code of practice for temporary traffic management (CoPTTM) – including forms and templates(external link)
- Road space booking form [DOCX, 18 KB]
- TMP extension form [DOCX, 16 KB]
- SailGP 2024 worksite restriction areas [PDF, 4.5 MB]
- VIP delegation visit work restriction areas – 13 to 17 February 2023 [PDF, 798 KB]
- Local authority boundary map [PDF, 768 KB]
- Christchurch Airport roading network [PDF, 90 KB]
- Retail areas and linking strategic routes [PDF, 906 KB]
- Current Council road levels Sept 2022 (KMZ file, open with Google Earth) [ZIP, 2.3 MB]
- Current Council road levels Sept 2022 (Shapefile, open with Esri) [ZIP, 921 KB]
- Cup and Show Week work restriction areas and routes map [PDF, 6.9 MB]