Welcome to the Western Bay of Plenty District Council roading website.
This site provides a comprehensive overview of who, why and how the 122 kilometres of state highway and 1,040km of local roads in the District are managed.
Whether you’re after an update on maintenance being carried out on the network, some background on Council’s seal extension programme, or just about any other roading related matter specific to the District we have it covered here.
Holding an Event on Western Bay of Plenty Roads
Any event held on WBOPDC roads requires permission from Council. Events include sporting, recreational or other organised activities not consistent with the day to day operation of the road.
To apply to hold an event on local roads an agreement as to event on local roads (pdf) form is required to be completed and submitted to council office or emailed to traffic.management@inroads.co.nz
Charges apply when applying to hold an event on a local road - refer Page 14 of Fees and Charges.
A traffic management plan will be required to be submitted with the application either by the applicant or their contractor. Please refer to COPTTM: Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management:
To hold an event on a State Highway please use the link to InRoads website and select forms.
If you require any assistance or have questions relating to working on a local road contact traffic.management@inroads.co.nz or phone Ron Raikes on 07 577 4677.
Working on Western Bay of Plenty Local Roads
Any work on or along side a road in the WBOPDC district requires permission from Council. Works include open trenching, trenchless construction, installation of chambers, cabinets, poles, pedastals, and removal of these. Also work beside the road such as tree felling, tree planting, work on electrical/telephone lines, etc.
In some cases the procedures may seem onerous. However, there are unexpected hazards such as underground cables. A child was recently electrocuted by a waratah which was inadvertently driven through a buried power cable by the childs grandfather.
To apply to work on a local road an application to work on local roads (pdf) form is required to be completed and submitted to council office or emailed to traffic.management@inroads.co.nz.
To see what conditions are generally required to be met when working on a local road please refer to the Example of Special Conditions to Work on Local Roads (pdf) document. This document (with additions or ommissions) will be supplied after the application has been approved.
Charges apply when applying to work on a local road - refer Page 14 of Fees and Charges.
A traffic management plan will be required to be submitted with the application either by the applicant or their contractor. Please refer to COPTTM Code of Practice for Temporary Traffic Management.
To work on a State Highway please use the link to InRoads website and select forms.
If you require any assistance or have questions relating to working on a local road contact traffic.management@inroads.co.nz or phone Ron Raikes on 07 577 4677.
Inroads
Maintenance of state highways and roads in the Western Bay of Plenty District is managed under a $140m ten year performance based contract (PBC).
The objective of the PBC is to obtain better value from road maintenance, renewal and capital expenditure.
The PBC is managed by the Inroads consortium which includes Opus International Consultants (the main contractor) and Transfield Services and Downer EDI Works (the main sub-contractors).
The ten year PBC commenced on 1 October 2002.
PBC-01 Five Year Review