[Stephen Small]

Hi James

Robert’s summary is right on the money!.

Our main concern is the over-reliance on specialist TTM companies, as businesses whose core activity is not
working on the road will not have the resources required. This will become a vicious circle.

Changing
from a prescriptive COPTTM plan that took 20 years to grow into what it is now, straight to a full risk-based but subjective approach seems a step to far – a measured phasing in would make more sense!

As far as the specific questions:

NZTA still haven’t fully responded to mandated FR not being available.

The other issues have now been overtaken by events as ‘mobile’ and ‘semi-static’ definitions are no longer present in the draft Guide.

Cheers

Stephen.