Traffic and Transport Specialists
Covering Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty.
What we do
Engineering Outcomes specialises in council consents and NZTA approvals for the traffic engineering and transportation aspects of development projects across businesses/private and public institutions. We also have strong capability in the development and design of solutions to general traffic management challenges, travel planning and the movement of over-dimension loads. We were previously based in Northland. Following a recent move to Gisborne we now cover Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, and the eastern Bay of Plenty.
Why Choose Us
You will need our input if you have been advised you need a traffic report (aka traffic impact assessment or integrated transport assessment), traffic survey(s), safe-system audit, travel plan, to move an over-dimension load or you have otherwise been advised you need input from a traffic, transport or roading engineer. We have more than 40 years of experience in solving problems in these areas and have developed investigation and analysis methods that are both sophisticated and cost-effective.
We are also very familiar with council plans and transport-related engineering standards as well as NZTA standards and approval processes. This ensures that your consent will be obtained and/or your traffic management issue solved with the minimum of both fuss and cost.
We understand that transport engineering is about much more than rigid compliance with standards or rules. It is mostly about practical and cost-effective solutions that are fit-for-purpose while supporting communities, development, accessibility and safety.
Clients choose Engineering Outcomes because we provide:
- Advice based on a deep understanding of real effects, often supported by primary research, good data, strong analysis and/or appropriate technology
- Clear and well-structured reporting
- Responsive communication
- Strong understanding of local authority and NZ Transport Agency requirements
- Extensive experience across both urban and rural environments
- Extensive experience in successfully advising our clients in various statutory approval processes.
Research we carried out in 2023 informs much of our work. It investigated the influence of road width on harm for all types of road – rural sealed, urban and unsealed. It found that, within the most common road widths, the rate of harm increases with increases in width. This work has been peer-reviewed and was presented to the Engineers NZ Transportation conference in 2024. It provides strong evidence for narrower accesses or roads despite expected increases in traffic as a result of development proposals.