Christchurch City Council

MyWorksites (myworksites.co.nz) is the only way to lodge a CAR, works access permit or TMP. Create an account, create a project and submit a worksite application with the documents uploaded. BeforeUdig does not start a Christchurch application.

Any work or activity that affects the normal operation of the road, footpath or berm: excavation and utility work, resurfacing and road maintenance, vehicle crossings, temporary use of legal road (skips, containers, scaffolding), structures on the road, temporary site access for deliveries or concrete pours, private utility connections, and events that may affect the road. Surveyors and other non-intrusive work also need a permit.

Submit the TMP in MyWorksites, either as part of the worksite request or separately. It must be drafted by a trained competent person. A CAR also needs a site or lay plan, pre-start photos of the road asset, and a tree protection plan if working near street trees. No file format is specified on the pages checked.

Both CoPTTM-based and NZGTTM-based TMPs are accepted: CCC adds one set of general conditions when the TMP is based on CoPTTM and another when it is based on NZGTTM. No switch date was found on the pages checked.

Yes: CCC Temporary Traffic Management Local Operating Procedures (effective 1 October 2021), plus the Traffic Management Requirements sheet (2023) and General TMP Conditions (6 October 2026). All are linked from the traffic management information page.

2026/27 schedule, GST inclusive. CAR: small excavation footpath/berm $139, small carriageway $284, medium $521, large $753, non-excavation CAR $46. TMP processing: low volume roads $95, Level 1 $190, Level 2 $285, generic TMP $570; a TMP revision or road space booking is $95. Extra review, audit and investigation charges apply. Full table on the council fees page.

CAR: submit at least 5 working days ahead for minor works and 15 working days for major and project works. TMP: minimum 5 working days for standard TMPs on low volume, Level 1 and short Level 2 jobs (under 2 days), 10 working days for longer Level 2 jobs and generic TMPs, and 10 working days before public notification is due for roadworks needing it. Event road closures need 30, 60 or 120 calendar days.

Yes, as part of the TMP in MyWorksites rather than a separate application: a traffic management provider helps prepare it and a council Traffic Management Coordinator (TMC) reviews it and makes the decision. The TMC returns a road closure application form with the TMP (CCC also publishes a template). The closure must be advertised at least 7 days ahead, and pre-closure signs and notification letters are needed at least 7 days before.

CCC's CAR page lists supporting documents to upload in MyWorksites. The forms and templates it publishes are listed below.

• Temporary road closure application form

  Covers Details of the closure; a completed version is returned with the accepted TMP.

  Applies when The work needs a road closure.

  Open the form

• Road space booking form

  Covers Books road space under an already accepted generic TMP.

  Applies when Using road space with a currently accepted generic TMP.

  Open the form

• TMP extension form

  Covers Date changes, added STMS or personnel, changed work hours, or extra diagrams that do not materially raise the TMP's impact.

  Applies when Changing an accepted TMP in those limited ways; otherwise submit a revision.

  Open the form

• Tree Protection Management Plan

  Covers How street trees will be protected.

  Applies when Working near street trees.

Yes for generic TMPs: use the road space booking form against a currently accepted generic TMP ($95 per booking or revision).

Put the proposed temporary speed limit in the TMP. CCC's local operating procedures (October 2021) say temporary speed limits must not be used on every worksite, only where justified as part of an overall speed management treatment, and encourage a completed CoPTTM Speed Decision Matrix form with the TMP. CCC's speed management guide (CTOC, July 2014) says proposed TSLs must be accepted by CTOC and should only be used when absolutely necessary. The guide is old, so confirm current practice.

Yes. Event road closures follow a three tier process by size (small non-commercial community event, medium, large) submitted as a TMP in MyWorksites, needing 30, 60 or 120 calendar days lead time. Larger closures go to a Road Closure Subcommittee, with two newspaper advertisements placed by the council at the applicant's cost.

Environment Canterbury (Metro). Work that closes or relocates a bus stop at the listed key Metro bus stop locations (Bus Interchange, SuperStops, mall stops, suburban termini and similar) needs consultation with ECan during TMP planning. For an accepted TMP that will affect bus routes (usually catchment or long-duration TMPs), ECan needs contact at least 48 working hours before the installation date. The guide is from 2016.

Notify affected stakeholders (bus operators, businesses, residents, schools, hospitals, emergency services) at least 7 calendar days before the TMP goes in (NZGTTM-based TMPs) and keep a record; letter drops are also emailed to Police, Fire and Emergency and St John. Contact the council Real Time Operations team before and during work within 50 metres of traffic lights, and Parking Operations to pay for lost meter revenue.

Council Traffic Management Coordinator (TMC) team: [email protected], phone 03 941 8842. Asset protection (global permits, non-intrusive work): [email protected]. MyWorksites system support: [email protected].

CCC's local operating procedures (October 2021) define peak hours as weekday mornings 7am to 9am and afternoons 4pm to 6pm (3:30pm to 6pm on Fridays and days before a public holiday). Traffic management operations on Level 2 roads are not permitted in peak hours; Level 1 and low volume roads allow them if delays stay within five minutes or what the TMP accepts. CCC also issues seasonal restrictions each year (Cup and Show Week, Christmas lead-up), listed on the traffic management news page.