Glossary A-Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [Other]
- AADT
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Annual average daily traffic.
- Abutment
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An end support of a bridge or similar structure.
- ACC
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The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is a Crown Entity that administers New Zealands accident compensation scheme, which provides personal injury cover for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand. In return people do not have the right to sue for personal injury other than for exemplary damages.
- Access management
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Access management refers to coordination between roadway design and land use planning to improve transport.
- Accident Compensation Corporation
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The Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) is a Crown Entity that administers New Zealands accident compensation scheme, which provides personal injury cover for all New Zealand citizens, residents and temporary visitors to New Zealand. In return people do not have the right to sue for personal injury other than for exemplary damages.
- Accident-by-accident analysis
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Conducted when there are limited modifications to an existing site and a high number of accidents (i.e., five or more injury accidents at the site, or three or more injury accidents per kilometre).
- Activity
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A land transport output or capital project, or both.
- Activity class
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A grouping of similar activities.
- Activity management plan (AMP)
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An activity management plan prepared in accordance with clause 2 of schedule 10 of the Local Government Act 2002, or a similar plan.
- Administration
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The activities or components of activities that in the opinion of the NZTA are, or reasonably ought to be, provided in administering the delivery of land transport.
- Administration (passenger transport services)
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Administration of passenger transport services covers all the functions necessary to ensure the provision of those services.
- ADT HCVI
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Average daily tally of heavy commercial vehicles (type 1).
- Affect of public sector financing and tolling
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The public sector financing and/or toll charges reduce the effective project costs to the government.
- Affected community
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In relation to a proposed activity, means a group of people who are affected by the proposed activity because of living, studying, or working in close geographical proximity to the proposed activity.
- Alignment
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The horizontal or vertical geometric form of the centreline of the carriageway.
- Allocation
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See also funding allocation and block allocation.
- Allocation process
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The NZ Transport Agency's process for the allocation of funds to eligible activities.
- ALPURT
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Albany to Puhoi Motorway, Auckland.
- ALTP
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The Authority's (that is, Land Transport NZs) Land Transport Programme
- AMO
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Alcohol Management Operation
- Amount eligible for financial assistance
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This is calculated from the total cost, 3rd party contributions for public benefit and in-kind goods and/or services (for calculation of ineligible supplementary funding refer examples in Programme and Funding manual, Appendix two).
- AMP
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Asset Management Plan
- ANCAP
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Australian New Car Assessment Programme - provides consumers with consistent information on the occupant protection level of new vehicles in serious front and side crashes. Broadly supported by all Australian automobile clubs, the Federal Office of Road Safety and State Government road and transport authorities in all states except Victoria and Tasmania, the program provides accurate data through a series of closely monitored and controlled collisions. This data is then used to calculate an overall rating for each vehicle model, considering deformation of the vehicle's structure and injury measurements to the head, neck, chest and upper and lower legs.All evaluated vehicles are subjected to three individual tests, offset frontal, side impact and pedestrian impact, with an optional pole test at the manufacturers request and expense.
- Annual plan (AP)
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An annual plan adopted under section 95 of the Local Government Act 2002.
- AP
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A linked system of traffic signals that allows regulation of traffic flow.
- Approved organisation (AO)
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A regional council, a territorial authority, an approved public organisation.
- Approved public organisation
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A public organisation approved under section 23 of the LTMA. Currently the Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA), the Department of Conservation and the Waitangi National Trust Board.
- Area-wide traffic control
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A linked system of traffic signals that allows regulation of traffic flow.
- ARH
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Auckland Regional Holdings
- ARTA
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The Auckland Regional Transport Authority established by section 7 of the Local Government (Auckland) Amendment Act 2004.
- Arterial road
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A road predominantly carrying through traffic from one region to another, and intra-regionally forming principal avenues of travel for traffic movement.
- ASR
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Annual statistics report.
- Assessment
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Stage 2 of Land Transport NZs funding allocation process refer to section 6.2 of this Programme and Funding Manual.
- Assessment agencies
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Assessment of eligibility for the Total Mobility Scheme is most commonly undertaken by voluntary agencies in the disability sector.
- Assessment profile
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The three part rating for an activity, eg H/M/M.
- ATMS
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Advanced traffic management system.
- ATSAP
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Auckland transport strategic alignment project.
- Auckland Regional Transport Authority (ARTA)
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ARTA:contracts passenger rail services and some infrastructure improvements on behalf of the Auckland Regional Council specifies required performance outcomes (eg required passenger capacity for the Auckland rail system), including requirements for significant infrastructure upgrades.
- Auckland Regional Transport Network Limited (ARTNL)
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ARTNL is responsible for:
- Contracting upgrades and maintenance for Auckland passenger railway stations
- Managing the Britomart terminal and holding the lease for the other Auckland suburban railway stations. - Auditor-General
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The Controller and Auditor-General is a statutory office created by Parliament by the Public Audit Act 2001. In tune with the Public Audit Act and common usage, the title is normally abbreviated to Auditor-General.
- Australian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP)
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ANCAP provides consumers with consistent information on the occupant protection level of new vehicles in serious front and side crashes. Broadly supported by all Australian automobile clubs, the Federal Office of Road Safety and State Government road and transport authorities in all states except Victoria and Tasmania, the program provides accurate data through a series of closely monitored and controlled collisions.
- Average time period traffic intensity
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The average time period traffic intensity is the average traffic flow for the time period under analysis. It is generally reported as vehicles per hour, or vehicles per x minutes.
- AWPT
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Area wide pavement treatment programme.
