Canterbury Transport Project - overview

Introduction

This section provides information on the Canterbury Transport Project An activity that has a defined start, end and scope. Also see capital project. funding, which is managed by the NZTA on behalf of the Ministry of Transport. The funding sits outside of the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA ).

Eligibility

Canterbury Transport Project An activity that has a defined start, end and scope. Also see capital project. funding provides for a programme of works in

Canterbury in addition to funds through the 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. (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 ).

The funding has been allocated by agreement with the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee to the Christchurch Southern Motorway extension project (SH73), which is expected to be completed in 2013.

Management

The funding is managed in a similar way to the activities funded by the NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA through 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 .