Work category 123: Operational traffic management

Introduction

This work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:

* activity class 12 – local road improvements
* activity class 13 – state highways improvements provides for the operation, maintenance and power costs of

traffic signals and other traffic management Activities/devices that facilitate management of the road network equipment and facilities.

Examples of qualifying activities

Examples of qualifying activities include, but may not be limited to:

• operation, maintenance and power costs of:
  • traffic signals
  • Advanced Traffic Management Systems (ATMS)
  • Variable Message Signs (VMS)
  • area-wide traffic control A linked system of traffic signals that allows regulation of traffic flow. systems, including update of software
  • Local Area Traffic Management Schemes (LATMS), including speed control devices and threshold treatments
  • ramp metering
  • surveillance devices
  • traffic monitoring equipment, such as closed-circuit television systems
  • tunnel ventilation systems operation, fire control and emergency response preparedness
  • Joint Transport Operations Centres (JTOC) labour costs
  • emergency telephones on motorways
  • weighing facilities owned by an Approved Organisation or the Transport Agency (state highways) and/or operated as a weight surveillance facility
• incident response and management.

Other potential activities that are not in the above list should be discussed with the Transport Agency for eligibility.

Exclusions

This work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:

* activity class 12 – local road improvements
* activity class 13 – state highways improvements excludes:

• Staff time for the operation of closed-circuit television systems (unless with a JTOC) – this is not eligible for funding assistance.
• The reinstatement of facilities maintained under this work category A type of activity – not confined to a particular activity class, e.g. new roads (work category 323) appears in:
  
  * activity class 12 – local road improvements
  * activity class 13 – state highways improvements that is caused by renewal or construction/implementation activity – this shall be charged to the renewal or construction/implementation project.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

• the Approved Organisation's normal FAR,
• the Approved Organisation's special purpose roads maintenance FAR, or
• 100% of the Transport Agency state highway costs

Applying for funding approval

Applications for funding approval should be made through the Maintenance module in Transport Investment Online (TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. ).

References

For detail about:

• traffic systems, see Traffic systems and road safety.