Work category 131: Rail level crossing warning devices maintenance

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 Approved Organisations to share the costs associated with the maintenance and renewal of rail level crossing warning devices carried out by the relevant rail track authority.

Qualifying activities

The maintenance and renewal of barrier arms and warning devices are covered 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 . 

Qualifying activities are activities planned and programmed by the relevant rail track authority and communicated to affected Approved Organisations and the Transport Agency (state highways) to enable them to incorporate the activities in their local road and state highway maintenance programmes for the next NLTP A National Land Transport Programme Interrelated and complementary combination of activities that, when delivered in a coordinated manner, produce synergies – can span more than one work category and more than one activity class, e.g. a programme could include a road improvement and public transport improvement activities. adopted by the NZTA under section 19 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied .

Where the relevant rail track authority responds to unplanned events, or to rail level crossing deterioration occuring ahead of schedule, the costs of these activities also qualify for funding from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA ).

Exclusions

Rail level crossing warning devices improvements. These are funded under Work category 321: New traffic management facilities.

Funding assistance rate (FAR The usual contribution in percentage terms, that the NZTA augments funding of an approved organisation, for the delivery of an activity or combination of activities. )

The Transport Agency expects that the relevant rail track authority and the road controlling authority will share equally the costs of maintaining and renewing rail level crossing warning devices.

Where, under a deed of grant by the relevant rail track authority, the road controlling authority is required to pay the full cost of maintenance and renewal, this cost is accepted for funding assistance from the NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA .

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 cost.

Conditions of funding

An invoice from the relevant rail track authority must back up claims for funding assistance.

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. ).