Taupo Case Study19th November 2013SH1 Desert Road - Waikato Stream

Geographical Location

• Incident Location

• SH 1 leaves Turangi and ascends onto the North Island Volcanic Plateau, passing through the fringes of the Tongariro National Park and into the Rangipo Desert, and is commonly known as the Desert Road

Geographical Location

Detour Extent

• 52km Affected – approx. 36 Minutes

• 107km Detour – approx. 84 minutes, adding 48 minutes to the journey

• MADT for the Desert Road for this month was 4300 vehicles – 179 vehicles per hour.

Detour Details

SH1 Desert Road – 19th November 2013

• Initial Incident – Trailer Roll Over • 2.10pm Event Logged and Contractors

Dispatched• 3.00pm Communications that bridge was

“smashed” – Consultant en-route• 3.45pm Confirmed incident details and advised

only 1 lane closure with lights overnight – No road closure until the next day.

Timeline of Events

Initial Incident – Trailer Roll Over

Initial Incident - Trailer Roll Over

Initial Incident - Trailer Roll Over

• Planned Road Closure at 7am – 12pm• Establishment of Site• Righting and Removal of Trailer• Righting and Removal of Crusher Unit• Pavement repairs and barrier erection• Road Opening

Day 2 – Recovery

Recovery Operation – Trailer/Crusher

Recovery Operation – Trailer/Crusher

Recovery Operation – Trailer/Crusher

Recovery Operation – Trailer/Crusher

Recovery Operation – Trailer/Crusher

• 1 Incident • 7 Hour Road Closure• Estimated 1300 Vehicles effected (Based

on MADT)• Additional 48 minutes of travelling per

vehicle for signed detour• Social/Economic Costs

Effects of Entire Event

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