Vehicle crossing standards Vehicle crossing standards
Auckland Transport released a new set of vehicle crossing standards on 15 June 2022 which apply to all of Auckland Council/Auckland Transport area and supersede the old legacy council standards that have been in use.
The engineering standards relate to the physical construction of vehicle crossings, including the thickness and strength of concrete required, integration of the footpath, and maximum gradients.
You must get written approval from AT before you start building a vehicle crossing. Find out more about the application process.
Vehicle crossing standards
- Driveway gradients and standard car template GD021A (PDF 42KB)
- Kerb and channel replacement standard GD014A (PDF 39KB)
- Technical minimum standard chapter 09 vehicle crossings (PDF 446KB)
Residential vehicle crossings
- Residential vehicle crossing with public footpaths VX0101-A (PDF 165KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing VX0102-E (PDF 151KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing VX0103-D (PDF 160KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing VX0104-E (PDF 155KB)
- Typical driveway crossing through a swale VX0105-B (PDF81KB)
Commercial vehicle crossings
- Commercial vehicle crossing with public footpaths VX0201-A (PDF 136KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing VX0202-D (PDF 142KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing VX0203-D (PDF 146KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing VX0204-D (PDF 148KB)
- Typical commercial driveway crossing through a swale VX0205-B (PDF 81KB)
Rural vehicle crossings
- Rural vehicle crossing zone speed VX0301-A (PDF 131KB)
- Rural vehicle crossing zone speed equal to 50kmph VX0302-C (PDF 107KB)
- Rural vehicle crossing zone speed greater than 60kmph VX0303-C (PDF 125KB)
Asphalt vehicle crossings
Concrete walkway
Vehicle crossings that were approved prior to 2 October 2017 but not started by that date should be constructed in accordance with the new region-wide standards.
Legacy council standards will be applied to vehicle crossings that were approved prior to 2 October 2017 and that were under construction on that date.
Legacy council standards (superseded)
- Residential vehicle crossings (PDF 3MB)
- Commercial vehicle crossings (PDF 2.8MB)
- Rural vehicle crossings (PDF 465KB)
- Driveway gradients and standard car template (PDF 44KB)
- Kerb and channel replacement standard (PDF 40KB)
- Technical minimum standards (PDF 132KB)
Auckland city vehicle crossing standards
- Bridged vehicle crossing (PDF 280KB)
- Residential concrete vehicle crossing (PDF 449KB)
- Concrete vehicle crossing transitions (PDF 420KB)
- Industrial/commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 343KB)
- Construction notes (PDF 426KB)
- Typical vehicle crossing slope details (PDF 232KB)
Franklin vehicle crossing standards
- Standard rural vehicle crossing (PDF 496KB)
- Standard urban vehicle crossing - footpath adjacent to kerb (PDF 376KB)
- Standard urban vehicle crossing - footpath offset from kerb or no footpath (PDF 391KB)
- Standard commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 380KB)
Manukau vehicle crossing standards
- Residential vehicle crossing - section A (PDF 242KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing - section B (PDF 239KB)
- Temporary residential vehicle crossing (PDF 127KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 248KB)
- Temporary commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 131KB)
- Residential private ways (PDF 144KB)
- Rural vehicle crossing (PDF 114KB)
North Shore vehicle crossing standards
- Residential vehicle crossing (PDF 44KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 47KB)
- Concrete vehicle crossing - high speed/high volume road (PDF 276KB)
- Standard template for vehicle crossing design (PDF 532KB)
- Temporary protection of road berm area (PDF 169KB)
- Typical driveway crossing through a swale (PDF 121KB)
Papakura vehicle crossing standards
- Urban vehicle crossing - footpath adjacent to kerb (PDF 190KB)
- Urban vehicle crossing - footpath away from kerb (PDF 205KB)
- Urban vehicle crossing for high-speed turnoff (PDF 150KB)
- Commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 218KB)
- Rural vehicle crossing (PDF 260KB)
Rodney vehicle crossing standards
- Vehicle crossing - footpath adjacent to kerb (PDF 341KB)
- Vehicle crossing - footpath away from kerb (PDF 335KB)
- Vehicle crossing for high-speed turnoff (PDF 288KB)
- Vehicle crossing where drainage is via grass berm (PDF 315KB)
- Typical vehicle crossing slope details (PDF 327KB)
- Rural access (PDF 297KB)
Waitakere vehicle crossing standards
- Combination vehicle crossing - kerbed roads (PDF 97KB)
- Residential/commercial vehicle crossing - kerbed roads (PDF 80KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing - existing kerbed roads (PDF 99KB)
- Residential vehicle crossing - unkerbed roads (PDF 99KB)
- Heavy commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 127KB)
- Light commercial vehicle crossing (PDF 96KB)
- High volume vehicle crossing (PDF 106KB)
- Maximum vehicle crossing profile (PDF 121KB)
- Driveway drainage and kerb outlet (PDF 76KB)