Traffic count data collected by Manukau City Council

On this Excel spreadsheet you can view Traffic counts in Manukau city (xls 578kb) 

Note:  Traffic counts can vary as a number of external factors can affect counts,
e.g sensitivity of equipment, congestion effects and seasonal variations, and counting methods used.

The information provided is an approximate indication of traffic flow at the described traffic counting site.  This count should not be used in isolation from other sources of information.

Definitions used in this spreadsheet

• The 5 day average refers to traffic volume averaged out over the working week (Monday – Friday )
• The 7 day average refers to traffic averaged over the week including week days (Monday – Sunday)
• Peak traffic volumes records the amount of cars during peak traffic times :
  Morning peak 7.00am – 9.00am, midday peak 12.00 – 2.00pm and afternoon peak 4.00 – 6.00pm 
• COPTTM - Code of Practice Temporary Traffic Management levels
• Road widths and lengths are in metres.

Road hierachy

The roading hierachy is a way of classifying roads within the Manukau region according to their use. The categories are as follows:

• National routes: Roads which form part of a network of national significance and are a significant element in the national economy.  Examples include the Southern Motorway and Wiri Station Road. These are NOT maintained by Manukau City Council
•  S1 - Regional arterials:  Roads which are of strategic regional importance and a significant element in the regional economy. Roads providing significant intra-urban links and all other roads of regional or inter-regional importance.  Examples include Great South Road, Roscommon Road, Pakuranga Road, Te Irirangi Drive and Ti Rakau Drive
• S2 - District arterials: Roads which are of strategic district importance and a significant element in the local economy, providing links between residential, business or recreational land use activities. The next level down from S1 which along with the regional arterials form a network of roads to move traffic around and across the city.  Examples include Whitford-Maraetai Road, Botany Road, Hill Road, Redoubt Road, Shirley Road, Weymouth Road, Bairds Road and Bader Drive
• S3 - Collector routes: Routes which are locally preferred between or within areas of population or activities and are complementary to district arterials. These act as links between local roads (S4) and arterials, gathering traffic from the local roads to take it to the arterials. Examples include Beachlands Road, Casuarina Road, Claude Road, Fisher Parade, Hutchinson Road and Murphy Road
• S4 and U-local roads: Roads whose primary function is property access including local roads, business roads without a collector road function, cul de sacs, service lanes, private ways and access ways. U are unsealed S4 roads. Examples include Wintere Road, Glenveagh Park Drive, Hooks Road, Magic Way, Marine Parade and Potts Road.

Temporary traffic levels for working on the road

• Level of road level LV : low volume roads – AADT less than 500vpd ( vehicles per day)
• Level 1 roads: low to moderate volume roads – AADT 500 to 10,000 vpd
• Level 2 roads: high volume roads – AADT greater than 10,000 vpd
• Level 3 roads: high volume, high speed mutlilane roads and motorways – AADT greater than 10,000 vpd and speed greater than 75km/h.

Further information

For further information please telephone (09)262 5104 or contact us.