Notice Type
Authorities/Other Agencies of State
Notice Title

Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 – Ramp Traffic Signs

Pursuant to subclause 4.4(4) of Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004, and under authority delegated to
me, I, Lyndon Hammond, Manager Networks, authorise
the installation and maintenance of the signs described in the Schedule to this notice.
Schedule
W10-6.1 Ramp signal on – variable
Advises drivers that signals that operate periodically on the ramp they are about to enter, or the ramp they are travelling on, are operating. See subclause 6.4(17).
Shape and Size: Rectangle 1675 x 950mm
Background: Black (unlit)
Border: Black 60mm
Legend:
Description Colour Size
“RAMP” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
“SIGNAL” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
“ON” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
W10-6.2 Ramp signal off – variable
Advises drivers that signals that operate periodically on the ramp they are about to enter, or the ramp they are travelling on, are not operating. See subclause 6.4(17). May operate as an alternative to W10-6.1 or W10-6.3.
Shape and Size: Rectangle 1675 x 950mm
Background: Black (unlit)
Border: Black 60mm
Legend:
Description Colour Size
“RAMP” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
“SIGNAL” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
“OFF” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
W10-6.3 Prepare to stop – variable
Advises drivers that signals that operate periodically on the ramp they are travelling on are operating and they may be required to stop for the signals or a queue that has formed. May operate as an alternative to a W10-6.2 display.
Shape and Size: Rectangle 1675 x 950mm
Background: Black (unlit)
Border: Black 60mm
Legend:
Description Colour Size
“PREPARE” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
“TO STOP” Yellow (lit) or white (lit) Effective 175/25
R2-10 Ramp signal – one vehicle per green each lane or line

Only one vehicle per lane or line of traffic may proceed when the associated signal displays a green disc.
Shape and Size: Rectangle 1000 x 530mm installed on traffic signal pole where ramp signals operate periodically (subclause 6.4(20))
Background: White (R)
Border: Red (R) 25mm
Legend:
Description Colour Size
“ONE VEHICLE” Black 100/15.5
“PER GREEN” Black 100/15.5
“EACH LANE” Black 100/15.5
Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of January 2007.
LYNDON HAMMOND, Manager Networks.
Notes
The dimensions, descriptions and terms contained in this notice conform to the opening notes of Schedule 1, Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004.
The W10-6.1, W10-6.2, W10-6.3 and R2-10 signs described above replace descriptions contained in the said Schedule 1. The new descriptions provide new minima for the sign and legend size and define a border.