Work category 321: New traffic management facilities

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 new facilities and equipment that support the management and operation of the road network.

This definition applies to the 2012-15 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 .  For the 2015-18 NLTP please refer to the updated definition for work category 321.

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• 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
• 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
• weighing facilities owned by a Road Controlling Authority (RCA The Minister, Department of State, Crown entity, state enterprise or territorial authority that controls the road. ) and/or operated as a weight surveillance facility
• stock-truck effluent disposal facilities (refer to stock effluent facilities policy)
• for local road projects property purchase costs less than $50,000.

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

Exclusions

Miscellaneous upgrades to traffic management Activities/devices that facilitate management of the road network equipment and facilities that should be conducted under 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 222: Traffic services renewals.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate for 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 , apart from stock effluent facilities, is:

• the Approved Organisation’s construction rate,
• the Approved Organisation's special purpose roads construction rate, and
• 100 percent for the NZTA (state highways)

The policy and funding assistance rates for stock effluent facilities is available here.

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 NZTA (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. .

NB A future upgrade to TIO The NZTA's web-based funding allocation system. will allow the project to be marked as completed.