Service lanes

Introduction

The cost of construction, ongoing maintenance and renewal of service lanes, where these are declared as legal roads, is eligible for funding assistance from the National Land Transport Fund (NLTF The fund established under section 10 of the LTMA ).

For the latest information, please see the services lanes guidance for the 2015-18 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 .

Betterment The increased value of land arising from improved access in terms of s.326 of the Local Government Act.

Where betterment applies:

• Any amount received by way of betterment must be first deducted as supplementary funding from the total cost, leaving a residual on which funding assistance is claimed.
• The value of betterment should not be determined until the service lane has actually been formed, sealed and declared.