Kia ora Charlie

 

This email acknowledges your below request for information made under the
Official Information Act 1982.

 

Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate section of NZ Transport
Agency Waka Kotahi for response. They will contact you if they require
clarification of your request, more time to respond, or if your request
has been transferred to another organisation to respond to. Unless more
time is required, NZ Transport Agency will send a response to you within
20 working days of receiving your request – in this instance on or before
22 August 2024.

 

If you would like to discuss your request with NZ Transport Agency, please
contact us by email at [1][NZTA request email].

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[2]twitter | [3]youtube | [4]facebook

 

[5][IMG]

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Harris <[FOI #27811 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:01 AM
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor
Project Documents

 

[You don't often get email from
[6][FOI #27811 email]. Learn why this is
important at [7]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

I have concerns that NZTA has not undertaken Due Diligence in regard to
isolating Work Road to a Left turn out and North Bound In only
intersection.

 

I therefore request under the Official Information Act 1982 the below
documents relating to the SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor Project:

Issued for Construction Drawings (IFC) complete set; Design Options
Analysis ; Risk Assessment for the Wire Rope Barriers; Risk Assessment on
Work Road Intersection for the current IFC design and alternative designs;
Sight Distance Analysis of the Work Road SH2 Intersection; and Analysis
and Risk Assessment of Emergency Service Response Times to Work Road prior
and post works.

 

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Harris

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[8][FOI #27811 email]

 

Is [9][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[10]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[11]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[NZTA request email]
2. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
3. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
4. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
5. https://nzta.govt.nz/
6. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
7. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
8. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
9. mailto:[NZTA request email]
10. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
11. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections

Dear Charlie

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding the State Highway 2
(SH2) Waihî to Ômokoroa safety improvements project. Your request has been
considered under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) and we have numbered your requests below for ease of reference.

 

We consider point (1) of your request to be very broad in nature. As you
will be aware, the 40-kilometre stretch of SH2 is split into 10 sections
and construction works have been underway since 2018, as outlined in the
project timeline available on the project’s webpage at:
[1]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...

 

There are also multiple improvements we are making as part of this
project, which include:

o widening the road
o putting in a wide centreline to help separate oncoming traffic
o widening the road shoulders to give drivers more room
o putting in roadside safety barriers where there are hazards such as
power poles, trees and deep ditches
o making intersections safer
o installing flexible median barrier and turnaround areas.

 

As a result, this project has a considerably large volume of drawings,
with revisions history that span the last five years, that could fall
within the scope of your current request. To help us provide the
information which is most relevant to you, please clarify:

o which specific element and location of the SH2 Waihi to Ômokoroa
project you are seeking drawings for
o what date range in which the drawings were issued.

 

You may also be interested in the feasibility drawings, which are
published at:
[2]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...

 

Further, we also consider the Feasibility Design Report, which was done in
2021, does contain the information you requested in points (2), (3) and
(6). The report is publicly available at:
[3]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects....
If you’re unable to locate the information you’re seeking within the
report, you are welcome to come back to us with a more specific questions.

 

With regard to points (4) and (5), we can confirm that the design for the
Work Road intersection has not yet started as it is scheduled to begin
construction in 2025. As such, there are no documents we can provide you
with at this stage. Please advise if you wish to withdraw or proceed with
these two parts of your request.

 

We would appreciate if you could come back to us as soon as possible so we
can progress collating the information for you. Providing as much detail
as possible about the information you are seeking would be very helpful.

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response as allowed under section 15(1AA) of the Act.

 

Ngâ mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kôtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[4]twitter | [5]youtube | [6]facebook

 

[7][IMG]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Harris <[FOI #27811 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:01 AM
To: Official Correspondence <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor
Project Documents

 

[You don't often get email from
[8][FOI #27811 email]. Learn why this is
important at [9]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

I have concerns that NZTA has not undertaken Due Diligence in regard to
isolating Work Road to a Left turn out and North Bound In only
intersection.

 

I therefore request under the Official Information Act 1982 the below
documents relating to the SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor Project:

 1. Issued for Construction Drawings (IFC) complete set
 2. Design Options Analysis
 3. Risk Assessment for the Wire Rope Barriers
 4. Risk Assessment on Work Road Intersection for the current IFC design
and alternative designs
 5. Sight Distance Analysis of the Work Road SH2 Intersection, and
 6. Analysis and Risk Assessment of Emergency Service Response Times to
Work Road prior and post works.

 

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Harris

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[10][FOI #27811 email]

 

Is [11][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[12]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[13]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

Visible links
1. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...
2. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
3. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
4. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
5. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
6. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
7. https://nzta.govt.nz/
8. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
9. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
10. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
11. mailto:[NZTA request email]
12. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
13. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections

Kia ora Charlie

 

We are reaching out to follow up on the below clarification request.

 

We would appreciate if you could provide clarification to your request for
communications by Thursday 8 August 2024.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email
at [1][NZTA request email].

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[2]Connect with us on Social Media

 

[3][IMG]

 

From: Official Correspondence <[4][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 1:34 PM
To: Charlie Harris <[5][FOI #27811 email]>
Subject: OIA-15988 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

 

Dear Charlie

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding the State Highway 2
(SH2) Waihī to Ōmokoroa safety improvements project. Your request has been
considered under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) and we have numbered your requests below for ease of reference.

 

We consider point (1) of your request to be very broad in nature. As you
will be aware, the 40-kilometre stretch of SH2 is split into 10 sections
and construction works have been underway since 2018, as outlined in the
project timeline available on the project’s webpage at:
[6]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...

 

There are also multiple improvements we are making as part of this
project, which include:

o widening the road
o putting in a wide centreline to help separate oncoming traffic
o widening the road shoulders to give drivers more room
o putting in roadside safety barriers where there are hazards such as
power poles, trees and deep ditches
o making intersections safer
o installing flexible median barrier and turnaround areas.

 

As a result, this project has a considerably large volume of drawings,
with revisions history that span the last five years, that could fall
within the scope of your current request. To help us provide the
information which is most relevant to you, please clarify:

o which specific element and location of the SH2 Waihi to Ōmokoroa
project you are seeking drawings for
o what date range in which the drawings were issued.

 

You may also be interested in the feasibility drawings, which are
published at:
[7]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...

 

Further, we also consider the Feasibility Design Report, which was done in
2021, does contain the information you requested in points (2), (3) and
(6). The report is publicly available at:
[8]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects....
If you’re unable to locate the information you’re seeking within the
report, you are welcome to come back to us with a more specific questions.

 

With regard to points (4) and (5), we can confirm that the design for the
Work Road intersection has not yet started as it is scheduled to begin
construction in 2025. As such, there are no documents we can provide you
with at this stage. Please advise if you wish to withdraw or proceed with
these two parts of your request.

 

We would appreciate if you could come back to us as soon as possible so we
can progress collating the information for you. Providing as much detail
as possible about the information you are seeking would be very helpful.

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response as allowed under section 15(1AA) of the Act.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[9]twitter | [10]youtube | [11]facebook

 

[12][IMG]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Harris <[13][FOI #27811 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:01 AM
To: Official Correspondence <[14][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor
Project Documents

 

[You don't often get email from
[15][FOI #27811 email]. Learn why this is
important at [16]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

I have concerns that NZTA has not undertaken Due Diligence in regard to
isolating Work Road to a Left turn out and North Bound In only
intersection.

 

I therefore request under the Official Information Act 1982 the below
documents relating to the SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor Project:

 1. Issued for Construction Drawings (IFC) complete set
 2. Design Options Analysis
 3. Risk Assessment for the Wire Rope Barriers
 4. Risk Assessment on Work Road Intersection for the current IFC design
and alternative designs
 5. Sight Distance Analysis of the Work Road SH2 Intersection, and
 6. Analysis and Risk Assessment of Emergency Service Response Times to
Work Road prior and post works.

 

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Harris

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[17][FOI #27811 email]

 

Is [18][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[19]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[20]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[NZTA request email]
2. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/contact-us/conn...
3. https://nzta.govt.nz/
4. mailto:[email address]
5. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
6. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...
7. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
8. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
9. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
10. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
11. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
12. https://nzta.govt.nz/
13. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
14. mailto:[email address]
15. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
16. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
17. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
18. mailto:[NZTA request email]
19. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
20. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections

Kia ora Charlie

 

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi is closing this request.

 

If you have any further requests, feel free to contact the Ministerial
Services team at [1][email address]

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[2]twitter | [3]youtube | [4]facebook

 

[5][IMG]

 

 

From: Official Correspondence <[6][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2024 2:26 PM
To: Charlie Harris <[7][FOI #27811 email]>
Subject: OIA-15988 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION - Follow up
Importance: High

 

Kia ora Charlie

 

We are reaching out to follow up on the below clarification request.

 

We would appreciate if you could provide clarification to your request for
communications by Thursday 8 August 2024.

 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by email
at [8][NZTA request email].

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[9]Connect with us on Social Media

 

[10][IMG]

 

From: Official Correspondence <[11][email address]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2024 1:34 PM
To: Charlie Harris <[12][FOI #27811 email]>
Subject: OIA-15988 REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION

 

Dear Charlie

 

Thank you for your request for information regarding the State Highway 2
(SH2) Waihī to Ōmokoroa safety improvements project. Your request has been
considered under the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982 (the
Act) and we have numbered your requests below for ease of reference.

 

We consider point (1) of your request to be very broad in nature. As you
will be aware, the 40-kilometre stretch of SH2 is split into 10 sections
and construction works have been underway since 2018, as outlined in the
project timeline available on the project’s webpage at:
[13]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...

 

There are also multiple improvements we are making as part of this
project, which include:

o widening the road
o putting in a wide centreline to help separate oncoming traffic
o widening the road shoulders to give drivers more room
o putting in roadside safety barriers where there are hazards such as
power poles, trees and deep ditches
o making intersections safer
o installing flexible median barrier and turnaround areas.

 

As a result, this project has a considerably large volume of drawings,
with revisions history that span the last five years, that could fall
within the scope of your current request. To help us provide the
information which is most relevant to you, please clarify:

o which specific element and location of the SH2 Waihi to Ōmokoroa
project you are seeking drawings for
o what date range in which the drawings were issued.

 

You may also be interested in the feasibility drawings, which are
published at:
[14]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...

 

Further, we also consider the Feasibility Design Report, which was done in
2021, does contain the information you requested in points (2), (3) and
(6). The report is publicly available at:
[15]https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects....
If you’re unable to locate the information you’re seeking within the
report, you are welcome to come back to us with a more specific questions.

 

With regard to points (4) and (5), we can confirm that the design for the
Work Road intersection has not yet started as it is scheduled to begin
construction in 2025. As such, there are no documents we can provide you
with at this stage. Please advise if you wish to withdraw or proceed with
these two parts of your request.

 

We would appreciate if you could come back to us as soon as possible so we
can progress collating the information for you. Providing as much detail
as possible about the information you are seeking would be very helpful.

 

Please note, any clarification or amendment of a request is considered to
be a new request for the purpose of calculating the maximum statutory
timeframe for response as allowed under section 15(1AA) of the Act.

 

Ngā mihi

 

Ministerial Services
Te Waka Kōtuia | Engagement & Partnerships
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

[16]twitter | [17]youtube | [18]facebook

 

[19][IMG]

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Charlie Harris <[20][FOI #27811 email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:01 AM
To: Official Correspondence <[21][email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor
Project Documents

 

[You don't often get email from
[22][FOI #27811 email]. Learn why this is
important at [23]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

Dear New Zealand Transport Agency,

 

I have concerns that NZTA has not undertaken Due Diligence in regard to
isolating Work Road to a Left turn out and North Bound In only
intersection.

 

I therefore request under the Official Information Act 1982 the below
documents relating to the SH2 Waihi to Tauranga Corridor Project:

 1. Issued for Construction Drawings (IFC) complete set
 2. Design Options Analysis
 3. Risk Assessment for the Wire Rope Barriers
 4. Risk Assessment on Work Road Intersection for the current IFC design
and alternative designs
 5. Sight Distance Analysis of the Work Road SH2 Intersection, and
 6. Analysis and Risk Assessment of Emergency Service Response Times to
Work Road prior and post works.

 

Yours faithfully,

Charlie Harris

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:

[24][FOI #27811 email]

 

Is [25][NZTA request email] the wrong address for Official
Information requests to New Zealand Transport Agency? If so, please
contact us using this form:

[26]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[27]https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlo...

 

If you find this service useful as an Official Information officer, please
ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's OIA or LGOIMA
page.

 

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------

 

 

This message, together with any attachments, may contain information that
is classified and/or subject to legal privilege. Any classification
markings must be adhered to. If you are not the intended recipient, you
must not peruse, disclose, disseminate, copy or use the message in any
way. If you have received this message in error, please notify us
immediately by return email and then destroy the original message. This
communication may be accessed or retained by Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency for information assurance purposes.

References

Visible links
1. mailto:[email address]
2. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
3. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
4. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
5. https://nzta.govt.nz/
6. mailto:[email address]
7. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
8. mailto:[NZTA request email]
9. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/contact-us/conn...
10. https://nzta.govt.nz/
11. mailto:[email address]
12. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
13. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/projects/sh2-wa...
14. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
15. https://www.nzta.govt.nz/assets/projects...
16. https://twitter.com/WakaKotahi_news
17. https://www.youtube.com/user/NZTransport...
18. https://www.facebook.com/TransportAgency
19. https://nzta.govt.nz/
20. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
21. mailto:[email address]
22. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
23. https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific...
24. mailto:[FOI #27811 email]
25. mailto:[NZTA request email]
26. https://fyi.org.nz/change_request/new?bo...
27. https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

hide quoted sections