Traffic and parking controls

Traffic Control Committee (TCC) decisions portal

Use our portal to search for meeting minutes and agendas of the Traffic Control Committee (TCC).

This tool helps you see past decisions that were made and supporting reports that were considered by the committee.

About the decision-making process

Auckland Transport (AT) is required to contribute to an effective, efficient and safe Auckland land transport system. Permanent and temporary traffic and parking controls play a major role in trying to achieve this.

Formal process for decision making on proposals

Common law allows the right to move freely on public roads. This can only be overridden by controls that are put in place under specific legislation. So, for any traffic and parking controls to be installed on the road network, a formal process must be followed. This makes sure that any decisions made are legal. Our guidebook explains this process and includes details of the reports that need to be produced to explain the proposal to the TCC.

Having this formal process in place means that:

• the approvals process is standardised
• decision makers get the relevant information to review
• restrictions or controls that get approved are documented and can be legally enforced by AT and the NZ Police.

Delegated powers

AT has the power — as the road controlling authority — to make decisions about the traffic and parking controls on council-owned public roads in the Auckland region.

Some traffic and parking controls are made through bylaw processes under the Land Transport Act 1998 and the Local Government Acts 1974 and 2002. Under these bylaws specific decisions about traffic and parking controls can be made on a case-by-case basis. This is done by 'resolution' — a decision made by a group of people. The TCC has been delegated the power to make these decisions.

Decisions about other types of traffic controls can be made without bylaws. If a project does not involve any of the bylaw powers, the Traffic Operations Manager has been delegated the power to make the decision.

Most projects involve both types of powers, so most decisions are made by the TCC.

All proposed changes to parking and traffic controls must:

• be approved on a case-by-case basis
• use AT's formal decision-making process
• have the support of an AT officer to facilitate the process — whether they are associated with a private development or as part of a project initiated by AT or Auckland Council.

Report documents

A proposal to impose and install any restrictions, controls or physical devices on the AT roading system must be supported by a report. The purpose of the report is to justify the proposal to the decision-maker.

Reports must set out the proposed recommendations that will be decided by either the TCC or Traffic Operations Manager.

The report must contain:

• an explanation of the strategic context
• background and location information
• all practical alternatives that were considered and any identified issues
• the outcome of engagement on the proposals
• analysis and advice of subject matter experts for the decision makers' consideration.

The traffic and parking controls report guidebook

If you are seeking approval for controls the guidebook will help you plan and prepare reports for traffic and parking changes. It has also been created to guide you through the TCC resolution and Traffic Operations Manager processes.

The wording for the formal recommendations from the guidebook is also provided in a format suitable for copying and pasting directly into your reports.

Resolution review checklist

We have developed a checklist of issues that are likely to get your report or plan rejected either during review or by the Committee. Make sure you check your report and plan against the items in the list before submitting them for review or your project may be delayed.

Report templates

Use these templates to help prepare your report.

Non-regulatory signs and markings

We have created a report template to approve non-regulatory signs and markings — either warning or advisory. Use this report if your proposal for non-regulatory signs and markings is being made separately from a broader project.

Report deadlines

The TCC meets regularly to review traffic and parking control reports. To make sure your report is considered by the TCC, a digital workflow review process is followed. The process is designed to take 2 weeks:

1. The process must be commenced by the AT officer of record for the report.
2. Report must be reviewed and signed off by various AT officers.
3. The TCC secretary is notified when the review process is complete.
4. If this happens before the agenda closing date it will be included in the next TCC agenda.