Land Transport NZ's Programme and funding manual. Third edition, Amendment 1

371 Pages·2007·1.57 MB·English

Programme and
funding manual

Land Transport New Zealand
Third edition, August 2006
Includes amendment 1, November 2007
www.landtransport.govt.nz

Cover photos: left to right: © Stagecoach Wellington, Transit New Zealand, Auckland City
Council, Christchurch City Council, Dean Zillwood

ISBN 0–478–28980–4

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Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1
1.1 Overview 1-1
1.2 Purpose and structure of this manual 1-2
1.3 Government strategies 1-4
1.4 Legislation 1-7
1.5 Planning and programming land transport activities 1-10
1.6 Role of Land Transport NZ and approved organisations 1-15
1.7 The national land transport account 1-18
1.8 Funding for land transport activities 1-21
1.9 Land transport programme agreements 1-24
1.10 Schedule of key dates 1-25
Chapter 2 Funding categories 2-1
2.1 Overview 2-1
2.2 Funding category structure 2-2
2.3 Activity classes 1 and 2 – Maintenance and operation of roads 2-7
2.4 Activity classes 3 and 4 – Renewal of roads 2-17
2.5 Activity classes 5 and 6 – Improvement of roads 2-23
2.6 Activity class 8 – Use of the land transport system 2-32
2.7 Activity class 9 – Passenger transport 2-47
2.8 Activity class 10 – Administration 2-54
2.9 Activity class 11 – Road policing 2-56
2.10 Activity class 12 – Research, education and training 2-61
2.11 Activity class 13 – Programme management 2-62
2.12 Project cost components 2-63

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Chapter 3 Financial assistance 3-1
3.1 Overview 3-1
3.2 Local roads maintenance and renewal 3-2
3.3 Establishment of base rates 3-3
3.4 Local road improvements 3-7
3.5 State highways 3-8
3.6 Special purpose roads 3-9
3.7 Emergency reinstatement 3-10
3.8 Use of the land transport system 3-15
3.9 Passenger transport 3-20
3.10 Administration 3-27
3.11 Multi-party projects 3-28
Chapter 4 Specific determinations 4-1
4.1 Overview 4-1
4.2 Area-wide traffic control systems 4-3
4.3 Betterment 4-4
4.4 Boundary roads and bridges 4-6
4.5 Bridges and other structures 4-7
4.6 Carriageways 4-8
4.7 Cattle stops 4-9
4.8 Closed-circuit television 4-10
4.9 Cycling facilities 4-12
4.10 Off-street parking areas 4-13
4.11 Passenger transport data collection and verification 4-14
4.12 Passenger transport models 4-19
4.13 Pedestrian facilities 4-20

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4.14 Protection planting 4-21
4.15 Quality assurance requirements 4-22
4.16 Rail crossings 4-23
4.17 Revoked or declared state highways 4-26
4.18 Road assessment and maintenance management systems 4-27
4.19 Road network transportation studies 4-28
4.20 Road safety audits 4-30
4.21 Service lanes 4-32
4.22 Services 4-33
4.23 State highway/local road connections 4-35
4.24 Stock crossings 4-39
4.25 Stock truck effluent disposal facilities 4-42
4.26 Stopping roads and bridges 4-44
4.27 Stormwater drainage 4-45
4.28 Subdivisional roads 4-46
4.29 Traffic signals 4-47
4.30 Traffic signs and pavement markings 4-48
4.31 Transport demand management, rail freight and sea freight 4-51
4.32 Uneconomic roading facilities 4-53
4.33 Vegetation control 4-54
4.34 Walking and cycling strategies 4-55

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Chapter 5 Programme development 5-1
5.1 Overview 5-1
5.2 Requirements of the Land Transport Management Act 5-2
5.3 General programme preparation requirements 5-16
5.4 Road maintenance and renewal programme 5-18
5.5 Passenger transport programme 5-31
5.6 Improvement projects 5-37
5.7 Community focused activities 5-63
5.8 Regional recommendations on R and C funds 5-67
5.9 Recommendations on the ALTP 5-69
5.10 Recommendations on education and training 5-72
5.11 LTP online 5-73
Chapter 6 Funding allocation process 6-1
6.1 Overview 6-1
6.2 The six stage process 6-2
6.3 Profiling of activities 6-16
6.4 Assessment of NLTP activities by work category 6-18
6.5 Assessment factors 6-26
6.6 Assessment and allocation for NZ Police activities 6-32
6.7 Assessment for research, education and training activities 6-36

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Chapter 7 Claims and programme review 7-1
7.1 Overview 7-1
7.2 Claims 7-2
7.3 Monthly programme reviews 7-7
7.4 Delegated block allocation transfers 7-15
7.5 Request for approval of category 2 activities 7-16
7.4 End-of-year reconciliation 7-17
Chapter 8 Procurement procedures 8-1
8.1 Overview 8-1
8.2 Requirement for procurement procedures 8-2
8.3 Payments exempt from procurement procedures 8-3
8.4 Business units 8-4
8.5 Minor and ancillary works 8-7
8.6 In-house professional services 8-8
8.7 Community focused activities 8-10
8.8 Research, education and training 8-12
Chapter 9 Reporting 9-1
9.1 Overview 9-1
9.2 Mid-year roading achievement reports 9-2
9.3 Annual roading achievement reports 9-3
9.4 Passenger transport achievement 9-10
9.5 Annual property purchase reports 9-15
9.6 Evaluation and reporting on community focused activities 9-17

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Appendix A Consultation and communication process A-1
Appendix B Definition of terms B-1
Index Index-1

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Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Overview
Introduction This chapter sets out the purpose of the manual, the strategic and legislative
context within which Land Transport NZ allocates resources and undertakes its
functions, the relative roles of Land Transport NZ, approved organisations and
other partners, and a general description of planning, programming and funding
for land transport activities.
In this chapter This chapter contains the following sections:

Section Page
1.1 Overview 1-1
1.2 Purpose and structure of this manual 1-2
1.3 Government strategies 1-4
1.4 Legislation 1-7
1.5 Planning and programming land transport activities 1-10
1.6 Role of Land Transport NZ and approved organisations 1-15
1.7 The National land transport account 1-18
1.8 Funding for land transport activities 1-21
1.9 Land transport programme agreements 1-24
1.10 Schedule of key dates 1-25
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1.2 Purpose and structure of this manual
Purpose This document provides:
• a summary of the strategic and policy context in which Land Transport NZ
will allocate resources and undertake its functions
• an explanation of the funding allocation process including, in particular:
− the information requirements for approved organisations to
submit recommended activities to Land Transport NZ for
inclusion in the NLTP
− how Land Transport NZ will assist and advise approved
organisations to formulate activities that meet the statutory
requirements placed on them when they prepare recommended
activities for inclusion in the NLTP
− the methods to assess, prioritise, programme and approve
activities for funding through the NLTP, the Authority’s Land
Transport Programme (ALTP), and research, education and
training activities
− the arrangements Land Transport NZ will use for measuring and
monitoring the outcomes from the NLTP
− the arrangements for co-ordinating funding between Land
Transport NZ and its funding partners in local government and
the private sector.
Manual structure This manual is structured as follows:
• Chapter 1 sets out the strategic and legislative context within which Land
Transport NZ allocates resources and undertakes its functions, the
relative roles of Land Transport NZ and approved organisations and other
partners, and a general description of planning, programming and
funding for land transport activities.
• Chapter 2 defines work categories for programming and funding and how
these are grouped into activities and activity classes.
• Chapter 3 defines the financial assistance provided by Land Transport NZ
• Chapter 4 gives specific rulings made by Land Transport NZ relevant to
programming and funding of activities.
• Chapter 5 provides the guidelines for developing the NLTP.
• Chapter 6 describes Land Transport NZ’s funding allocation process.
• Chapter 7 describes the procedures for claims and review of the NLTP.

Land Transport NZ’s Programme and funding manual Third edition, Amendment 1
Effective from 1 November 2007