Case Study: Kaikoura District Council establishes a disaster recovery route with Deighton Associates dTIMS

Kaikoura District Council establishes an alternate freight route in 2 days with Deighton Associates

The Kaikoura District Council, a local government body in New Zealand, faced a critical challenge when a major earthquake devastated the region's primary transport route, severing a key freight link. They partnered with vendor Deighton Associates and utilized the dTIMS product through the IDS Bureau Service to rapidly analyze and plan a safe, alternate road network for freight vehicles, with an urgent two-day deadline to assess the necessary paving and surfacing work for a medium-term solution.

The solution implemented by Deighton Associates involved using the flexible dTIMS modeling tool to quickly customize a network forecast, incorporating expected traffic loading increases to create a highly sensitive and accurate work program. This modeling, completed within days, gave the team confidence as it aligned closely with on-the-ground visual assessments. As a result, the New Zealand Transport Agency team was able to successfully establish a sustainable alternate freight route, ensuring the region's transportation network could recover.

Kaikoura District Council