CAR Application Support
When works affect the road corridor, footpath, berm, kerb, vehicle crossing, carriageway or public road space, a Corridor Access Request may be required.
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CiviEase helps with CAR application support where works may affect the road corridor, footpath, berm, kerb, vehicle crossing, carriageway or public road space. CAR requirements depend on the road controlling authority, work type, location, timing, site constraints and work methodology.
Overview
When works affect the road corridor, footpath, berm, kerb, vehicle crossing, carriageway or public road space, a Corridor Access Request may be required.
Who needs this service
- Works affect a road corridor, footpath, berm, kerb or carriageway.
- A vehicle crossing, service connection or frontage work is planned.
- The contractor needs road authority approval before work.
- A TMP or traffic management requirement is connected to the work.
What CiviEase provides
What to send us
- Work location and address.
- Planned dates, duration and contractor details.
- Methodology, reinstatement details and work area photos.
- TMP reference or traffic management needs if known.
How the process works
Send the site address, plans, work dates and traffic or access concern.
CiviEase checks the road environment, access points and likely authority questions.
The right survey, assessment, CAR, TMP or traffic management pathway is scoped.
Documents or site support are prepared in a way the project team can act on.
Follow-through support can continue into temporary traffic management or equipment hire where suitable.
Common problems this service helps avoid
Road corridor approval
Road corridor approval being discovered after crews are booked.
CAR information missing contractor methodology or dates
CAR information missing contractor methodology or dates.
Vehicle crossing or service connection context
Vehicle crossing or service connection context being unclear.
TMP requirements
TMP requirements being separated from the CAR pathway.
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Frequently asked questions
A CAR may be required when works affect the road corridor, footpath, berm, kerb, vehicle crossing, carriageway or public road space.
No. CAR and TMP requirements are connected but different. A CAR is a corridor access process; a TMP explains temporary traffic management arrangements.
Need car application support?
If the work touches the public road space, do not wait until the start date to ask about CAR. Send us the site address, plans, council letter, RFI or work details and we will help identify the next step.