Working on the road

Find out about the approvals required to access roads and roadsides in the Waikato district to carry out work or hold an event.

Council is responsible for protecting, promoting, and maintaining public health and safety during road construction or repair.

As a Road Controlling Authority (RCA), Council is responsible for authorising work in the road corridor.

Council will:

review and approve corridor access requests, traffic management plans and temporary road closure requests
authorise temporary speed limits
grant access to the road corridor
coordinate works across the network to minimise disruptions

Council does not:

Permission to access the road corridor

Work on the road corridor must be planned and managed to keep everyone safe and to minimise disruption. If you want to work on the road or roadside, you must apply for a Corridor Access Request (CAR) at the start of your project.
Applying for a temporary road closure

You can apply for a temporary road closure if it is not feasible to safely maintain a single lane of traffic during your event, activity or works.
Applying for a vehicle entranceway

Before creating, adding or altering a vehicle entranceway (also known as a driveway or vehicle crossing), you need to seek permission from Council.
Planning an event that affects the road corridor

Your event plans must keep our roads safe and accessible. If your event could impact the use of roads or footpaths, you may need to seek permission to access the road corridor and, in some cases, apply for a temporary road closure.