Waikato District Council

Submitica. For excavation works, a CAR is generated automatically and submitted through the beforeUdig website.

A CAR is needed before any work or activity in the road corridor. The council lists constructing a vehicle entranceway, digging up the road or berm, underground services and utility work, tree felling, crane operations, working on a road or road reserve or on unformed legal roads, moving livestock along or across the road, events that draw large crowds and motor sport events. No exemptions are published on the page.

Send the site specific risk assessments and TMP with the CAR in Submitica, along with your completed PCBU road corridor risk assessment guide, a map or sketch of the work in the road corridor, excavation dimensions, evidence of utility operator approvals, and traffic counts and route positions from Mobile Roads. All documents must be PDF, each no larger than 15MB.

NZGTTM for all new applications from 1 July 2026. The council does not accept new CoPTTM applications, and CoPTTM applications lodged before 1 July 2026 stay valid until they expire.

The council publishes NZGTTM industry updates (No.3, June 2026) with its local expectations for TMPs and risk reviews, and a PCBU road corridor risk assessment guide to complete with each CAR.

2026/27 column of the council's current Fees and Charges 2025-2027 schedule. CAR including the first inspection: minor excavation works $300, major excavation works (more than 3 days or major inconvenience such as a road closure) $500, non-excavation works $150, projects $850. Also listed: generic PAR works (GTMP) $250, processing pre-approval reusable schemes under NZGTTM $750, CAR amendments $100, second and later inspections $350, full road closure applications $350 additional, and urgent CAR processing (under 5 working days) $750. Penalties: $750 for non-notification, $550 for non-conformance TTM and $1,000 for no TMP. Event road closure permit applications: $650 (motor sport over 10km), $350 (motor sport under 10km), $250 (sport and other non-community events), free for community events. Rally bonds are $1,000 per sealed road and $5,000 per unsealed road.

The council gives an initial review within 5 working days for roadworks (excluding excavations), 15 working days for excavations, 28 days for road closures for roadworks, 42 days for event road closures and 92 days for motor sport event closures.

Yes, a separate application form (event, motor sport or roadworks version), needed when a single lane cannot safely be kept open. Apply at least 12 weeks ahead for motor sport events, 6 weeks for community and other events, and 4 weeks for roadworks. After the council accepts it, the council must advertise it for public objections, and it may ask you to consult further or withdraw consent if there are major concerns. Contact the council first to find out whether a closure is needed.

Three temporary road closure application forms, and a risk assessment guide.

• Application for temporary road closure: community or other event

  Covers Closing a road for a community or other event

  Applies when Event closures other than motor sport

  Open the form

• Application for temporary road closure: motor sport event

  Covers Closing a road for motor sport

  Applies when Motor sport events

  Open the form

• Application for temporary road closure: roadworks

  Covers Closing a road for roadworks

  Applies when Roadworks that cannot keep a single lane open

  Open the form

• PCBU road corridor risk assessment guide

  Covers The applicant's risk assessment

  Applies when With every CAR

  Open the form

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An event that could affect roads or footpaths may need a CAR and, if the council says so, a temporary road closure application. The council issues a work access permit once the CAR is accepted. Contact the council early to discuss the event, and put "corridor access request" in the email subject line.

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Corridor team: [email protected] (put "corridor access request" in the subject line). Council: 0800 492 452.

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