Christchurch 2003 Papers

Contractors best practice for maintenance intervention strategies for low volume roads  
Craig Stewart

                     Proposals for achieving best practice through the right maintenance intervention strategy

Traffic monitoring on local roads – Ian Marshall and John Laskewitz

                     A discussion of methods developed in Southland for predicting traffic trends

Unsealed roads condition survey – A practical approach to performance monitoring 
Tristan Lees-Baker and Dave Hutchison

                     A condition rating survey developed for the Nelson Marlborough area

Safety of low volume roads – Murray Noone and John Hannah

                     Proposals for an objective safety assessment system for sealed roads

Load testing of timber hardwood bridge beams – Ian Marshall and John Laskewitz

                     Improving the condition assessment of existing bridges through a load testing trial

Funding for East Coast Forestry routes –John Healey 

                     Improvements on Low Volume Roads to assist Regional Development

Managing the road environment: the 2002 Transfund / LTSA survey  
Rob Merrifield and Wayne Osmers

                     A discussion of recommendations from the survey of 30 Councils covering various road reserve issues 

Dust suppression options and the triple bottom line – Heather Smith

                     Dust suppression – whose responsibility is it? 

Dust suppressant comparison trial – Peter Robinson

                     Field trials comparing the performance of different dust suppression treatments.