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Road opening notice
Who needs this permit?
A road opening notice is required by any person or organisation for:
- any activity that will alter or cause to be altered the surface of any part
of the road reserve, including but not limited to excavating, drilling,
resurfacing
- the placement of any pipe, duct, pole, cabinet or other structure below,
on or above the road reserve.
The road reserve is the total area from the property boundary on one side of
the road to the property boundary on the other side of the road. Customers may
also be required to submit a traffic
management plan.
Types of road opening notices
| Type |
Description |
Cost |
| Project |
Works that exceed 14 days from establishment to
final reinstatement. |
Contact
us for details. |
|
Major |
Works involving an excavation of greater than 1
square metre and taking less than 14 days from establishment to final
reinstatement. |
|
Minor |
Domestic service connections and/or works of up to 1
square metre that do not disrupt pedestrian or vehicular traffic. |
|
Retrospective |
Notification of minor or emergency works
that have taken place within the past 7 days. |
Traffic management plan
A traffic management plan is required for any activity that varies the normal
operating conditions of any part of the road reserve (boundary to boundary). For
example, if the work will prevent;
- normal pedestrian access along a footpath
- normal use of a vehicle driving or parking lane.
Traffic management plans are required to be designed, set up and monitored by
personnel qualified under Transit N Z requirements. Service providers may be
found in the Yellow Pages under Traffic Management Equipment & Services.
Site or lay plan.
A site or lay plan is required to be submitted with all road opening notices
and must clearly show the following:
- ensure the plan is clear and easy to read
- must be site specific and show the full extent of services to be installed
e.g. in the footpath from outside 124 Smith St to outside 148 Smith St
- any trees and other above ground structures, street furniture etc along
the planned lay route.
Timeframe
Please allow up to 20 working days for the road opening notice to be
processed. This time may be extended if the information submitted is not
accurate or complete.
Work must not commence until an approval notice has been issued. The approval
notice will include any operating conditions applicable to the work.
If a full road closure is requested, additional time may be required for
consultation, advertising and approval. There may also be additional costs.
All work, including the final reinstatement must be carried out in accordance
with The Code of Practice for Working in the
Road, Auckland Region.
Road opening notice form
Download the Road opening notice form (15kb PDF)
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Updated November 2007
