Work category 323: New roads

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 construction of a new road or road link that is additional to the existing road network, including any associated new road structures.

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• a bridge that forms part of a new road or road link
• retaining structures that form part of a new road
• discharge of street A road within an urban locality. water by means of pipes or open drains into natural watercourses, where no artificial drainage system exists, or into artificial drainage systems (sumps, mains or open drains), on, adjacent to or across the road
• all traffic signs, pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings, traffic signals, lighting, etc, necessary to bring the new facility into service
• for local road projects property purchase costs less than $50,000.

Other potential activities not shown above should be discussed with the Transport Agency for eligibility.

Exclusions

Exclusions include:

• deviation of an existing road.
• a new cattle stop A grid across the road to prevent stock movement. where none previously existed – this is not eligible for funding assistance.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

• the Approved Organisation's normal FAR,
• the Approved Organisation's special purpose road improvements FAR; or
• 100% of the Transport Agency's state highway costs.

Applying for funding approval

Applications for funding approval of proposed projects should be made through the 'Improvement activity' module in Transport Investment Online (TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. ). To be eligible for NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA funding, any new activity must be added to the relevant Regional Land Transport Plan and to the 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 .

End of year carryover

Transport Investment Online (TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. ) will automatically carryover the unspent allocation every year.  Therefore it is vital that Approved Organisations and the Transport Agency (State Highways) declare the unused allocation for completed projects by making a cost scope adjustment via the Reviews module in TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. .