Low Volume Roads (LVR) Workshop 2026
Knowledge-sharing across the boundaries
Road practitioners from the local roading industry and the REAAA Member countries, including the Pacific Islands, will attend our Low Volume Roads 2026 Workshop. We are looking to all roading sectors to participate - forestry, telecommunications, energy and road controlling authorities.
Join us for one or both events. Combined registration saves ~20%. Both events share the same venue and the 'happy hour' function at Ross Bros Transport Museum - a great place to mingle and meet a broad group of like-minded people.
Why attend?
Learn the latest techniques for maintaining unsealed and low volume roads.
Explore new innovations with experts from New Zealand, Australia, Asia and the Pacific.
Collaborate in focused workshop streams and share your experiences.
Highlights include:
Asset Management Plan for Unsealed Roads launch
Young Presenters’ Competition - Showcase your research and projects – open to under 35s.
LVR Rising Star Scholarship Award - Information regarding the $10,000 scholarship to attend the TRB Rural and Tribal Roads Conference in Westminster, CO (Denver area) on July 19-21, 2027!
Registration https://cvent.me/QY0Wdn
LVR Programme - updated 10 August 2026
Sponsors
Thank you to our amazing sponsors. Without their support we would not be able to offer these events.
NZTA Pavements Forum 2026
Presentations:
Cate Quinn - Asset Owner Business Group
Robert Choveaux - IDM Operational Model
David Alabaster & Team - Pavement Team Specification Updates
David Alabaster & Team - Table Session on the ‘P’ Series
Image from TRB Conference on Rural and Tribal Transportation
Low Volume Roads Rising Star Scholarship
Every 4 years, REAAA(NZ) offers a scholarship for a “rising star” to attend the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB) International Low Volume Roads Conference, in USA.
The TRB Conference on Rural and Tribal Transportation will be held in Westminster, Colorado, from 17-19th July 2027.
Applications close 26th October 2026
Upcoming Webinar: 15 October 2026
When should you use long-life road marking?
Long-life marking costs more upfront and is often treated as the better option everywhere. It isn't. If you put it on a road that's due for a reseal, a layout that's about to change, or a contract with no money set aside for maintenance, you pay more and get nothing back.
In this 20-minute session Brad covers:
where long-life marking pays off over the life of the road: high-risk rural routes, high-wear sites, and places where traffic management makes repeat remarking expensive
surface suitability, and why the best material still fails on the wrong surface or in the wrong conditions
ATPM (audio tactile marking): where it works, where it doesn't, and the noise, cyclist and reseal risks to plan for
what to put in your specification and tender so the job isn't won on price alone
five questions to work through before you specify your next project It's aimed at council roading and asset managers, NZTA project teams, network and maintenance contract managers, consultants, procurement staff and contractors.