State highway control manual
The full State highway control manual (SHCM) (SM012) is available online and remains meeting contract obligations.
To provide better user access, it has also been reformatted by consolidating subject matter. This helps by making information quicker to find and allows for faster updating.
A full topic index is included as part 1 so content is fully referenced to help in user navigation.
Part 3 of the Manual has been updated to include the new policy on the operation of drones on state highways . New versions of Part 3: asset management and Part 1: index, have replaced the previous sections in the table below with the new policy included.
The consolidated sections are as follows.
| Index section | Part 1 |
| Miscellaneous sections | Part 2 |
| Asset management sections | Part 3 |
| Agreements sections | Part 4 |
| Bridges and structures sections | Part 5 |
| Building Act sections | Part 6 |
| Emergencies, events, closures sections | Part 7 |
| Environmental sections | Part 8 |
| Heavy motor vehicles sections | Part 9 |
| KiwiRail sections | Part 10 |
| Legal, statutory, regulatory sections | Part 11 |
| Motorways sections | Part 12 |
| Procurement sections | Part 13 |
| Projects sections | Part 14 |
| Safety sections | Part 15 |
| Signs sections | Part 16 |
| Stopping on highways sections | Part 17 |
| Utilities sections | Part 18 |
For further information contact the National Adviser Network Management .