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UNDERSTANDING AIR QUALITY EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS AND ROAD TUNNELS

NIWA, Auckland 14 April 2010

Carl Reller and Rob HannabyHighways and Network OperationsProfessional Services

AGENDA

09:00 - 09:15 Registration

09:15 - 09:30 Welcome and Introduction Carl Reller / Rob Hannaby NZTA

09:30 - 10:30Introduction to the Draft NZTA Standard for Producing Air

Quality Assessments for State Highway ProjectsKevin Rolfe

Kevin Rolfe &

Associates

10:30 - 10:50 Coffee

10:50 - 11:10 Project Experiences - Part 1 Jeff Bluett NIWA

11:10 - 11:30 Project Experiences - Part 2 Camilla Borger Beca

11:30 - 12:00 Discussion and Feedback on Draft NZTA StandardKevin Rolfe / Rob

Hannaby

Kevin Rolfe &

Associates / NZTA

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 13:20Introduction to Air Quality in and Around State Highway Road

TunnelsGerda Kuschel

Emission

Impossible

13:20 - 13:40 Tunnel Ventilation System Design and Air Quality Andrew PurchaseParsons

Brinckerhoff

13:40 - 14:00 Operational and Maintenance Implications Rudolph Kotze Opus

14:00 - 14:10 Coffee

14:10 - 14:30 Tunnel Experiences - Part 1 Ian Longley NIWA

14:30 - 14:50 Tunnel Experiences - Part 2 Mathew Noonan Beca

14:50 - 15:00 NZTA In-Tunnel Air Quality Work Programme Rob Hannaby NZTA

NZTA STRUCTURE

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NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY ANDAIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

o Land Transport Management Act (LTMA) 2003

� ‘contribute to an affordable, integrated, safe, responsive, and sustainable land transport system’

o Resource Management Act (RMA) 1991

� ‘seeks to promote sustainable management of natural and physical resources including air ……requires avoiding, remedying or mitigating any adverse effects of activities on the environment’

NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY ANDAIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT

NZTA Statement of Intent

Government Policy Statement

NZTA [Transit] Environmental Plan

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

o Early, transparent, open, ongoing and not a means to an end

o Case Study:

1990s

� unfashionable working class suburb

� city’s highest crime rate

� 50% annual student turnover

2004� Southern link Notice of Requirement

� Perfect storm for community mobilization

� Nelson Intermediate School v Transit NZ & NCC (C035/04)

2010� Victory named inaugural NZ Community of the Year

� “…plays a vital role in enhancing the social, economic, cultural and environmental prosperity of their region”

ASSESSING AIR QUALITY EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS

NZTA STANDARD FOR PRODUCING AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTS FOR STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS

o Aims to:

� Integrate MfE Good Practice Guide with NZTA (HNO) business practices

o Targets:

� NZTA Projects Managers and Consultants

NZTA STANDARD FOR PRODUCING AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENTS FOR STATE HIGHWAY PROJECTS

o Seeks to ensure assessments are:

� Fit-for-purpose

� Robust and quality assured

� Nationally consistent

o Focuses on:

� State highways projects (new and improved infrastructure in NLTP)

AIM

o Introduce the latest draft of the Standard

o Share assessment experiences

o Seek feedback and inform final version

NEXT STEPS

o Revise draft

o Obtain business approval to adopt Standard

o Apply Standard to relevant projects

� Project support

� Application review

� Feedback and refinement

AIR QUALITY IN AND AROUND STATE HIGHWAY TUNNELS

AIR QUALITY IN AND AROUND STATE HIGHWAY TUNNELS

o Aim:

� Provide background to issue

� Introduce stock-take report

� Share assessment experiences

� Discuss design, operation and maintenance issues

� Outline current and future work

BACKGROUND

o Improve understanding of issue with regard to:

� Asset management

� Design of new tunnels

� Managing community concerns

BACKGROUND

o NIWA work programme 2007 – 10

� In-tunnel air quality guidelines

� Stock-take

� Wellington tunnels air quality monitoring

NZTA INTERIM IN-TUNNEL AIR QUALITY GUIDELINES

o Interim guidelines adopted by HNO Value Assurance Committee in Sep 09

o Design guidelines for:

� Carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide

o Compliance monitoring guidelines for:

� Carbon monoxide and visibility

THANK YOU

Carl RellerEnvironmental Manager

Rob HannabySenior Environmental Specialist

NZTAHighways and Network Operations

Professional Services

carl.reller@nzta.govt.nzrob.hannaby@nzta.govt.nz

AIR QUALITY IN AND AROUND STATE HIGHWAY TUNNELS

Current and Future Work Programme – 14 April 2010

CURRENT WORK

o Monitoring campaign at SH1 Johnstone’s Hill Tunnel, Puhoi, Auckland Easter to June 2010

o Analysis of design cost implications of NZTA interim guidelines

FUTURE WORK (TBC)

o Undertake monitoring at:

� Lyttleton Tunnel, Christchurch

� Homer Tunnel, Milford Sound

o Develop NZTA Tunnels and Air Quality Guidance / Standards

� Assessment

� Monitoring

� Management