News and information relating to temporary traffic management best practices, guidelines and local operating procedures.
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- Christchurch City Council Temporary Traffic Management Requirements [PDF, 93 KB]
- Christchurch City Council road levels booklet [PDF, 929 KB]
- TTM Team Assurance Engagement Process [PDF, 237 KB]
Procedures
- Road closures for road works
- Road closure for events
- Project-level discussions [PDF, 1 MB]
- Resubmission of previously accepted TMP when works were not completed under original acceptance [PDF, 60 KB]
- Escalation process for when a TMP application cannot meet standard timeframes [PDF, ]
Guidelines
- Temporary road closure advertising and signage
- Guidelines for notification letters [PDF, 82 KB]
- 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- SCIRT best practice for cyclist management - Historical document [PDF, 3 MB]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]
- Low traffic flow periods guide [PDF, 1.2 MB]
- Incident report form [DOCX, 299 KB]
- Temporary road closure application form [DOCX, 45 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]
2026
- Christchurch Corridor Management update June 2026(external link) - Tramway Permit to work system update
- Christchurch traffic management update May 2026 (external link) – NZGTTM transition updates, GTMP process updates, events involving road closures, and response to advisory notices.
- Christchurch traffic management update March 2026(external link) – NZGTTM Transition, prewarning signage update, and required onsite information.
2025
- Christchurch temporary traffic management update 16 December 2025(external link) – Northwest water and roading upgrades restrictions, TMP extensions, road space consumption, TMP processing time frames, roads assimilated into Christchurch City Council network (Road Levels), road closure justifications in TMPs, utilisation of traffic control devices, and holiday period TTM team resources.
- VIP delegation visit to Christchurch, 21 and 22 November(external link) – Worksite restrictions.
- Weather event bulletin October 2025(external link) – Impending weather event that will impact the Canterbury area, with a red wind warning being issued by MetService.
- Christchurch temporary traffic management update October 2025(external link): Cup and Show week, Christmas restrictions.
- Christchurch temporary traffic management update 4 July 2025(external link) – On-site interaction changes, TMP submissions, public viewable descriptions on TMP layouts, NZGTTM, and TTM team staff changes.
2024
- Christmas operational hours for temporary traffic management, road amenity asset protection teams(external link)
- Christchurch temporary traffic management update 12 November 2024(external link) –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), and RCA approvals and obligations.
- Christchurch Temporary Traffic Management – 15 October 2024(external link): Cup and Show Week restrictions, and generic traffic management plan conditions clarification.
- Christchurch temporary traffic management update September 2024(external link): Use of CoPTTM on Council roads, NZTA warrant system, team contact details, pre-warning signage colour change, no parking cones usage, TTM website updates, road levels list, generic TMP conditions, and TMP urgent reviews.
- Sail Grand Prix 2024 restrictions(external link)
2023
- Christchurch temporary traffic management - December 2023(external link): Christmas work hours, invoicing update, and 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, and 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, and New Zealand Guide to temporary traffic management.
- July 2022 – General Traffic Management Team update(external link): Pending weather event and road-level classifications update.
- June 2022 – General Traffic Management Team update(external link): Road Levels update, auditing and advisory notes, equipment collection, change of season impacts, setting of speeds rule update, and preliminary checks on TMPs.
- 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, and 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, 1.4 MB]
- 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, and 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 from 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]
- Use of GTMPs in conjunction with MyWorksites [PDF, 405 KB]
- Use of GTMPs in conjunction with MyWorksites for longer-term vertical construction sites [PDF, 396 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 a global permit [DOCX, 18 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]
- Papanui-Northlands Transport and Three Waters restrictions area 2026 and 2027 map [PDF, 461 KB]
- Halswell Area Restrictions Map 2026-2027 [PDF, 455 KB]
- Road classification map - includes arterial and collector roads(external link)
- 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]
