Work category 325: Seal extension

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 sealing of existing unsealed roads.

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 325.

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• extending the length of sealing from a sealed onto an unsealed road, and
• road improvements defined in Work category 324: Road improvements that are associated with extending the length of sealing

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

Exclusions

Exclusions include:

• widening the seal of an existing sealed road – this should be conducted under Work category 324: Road improvements, and
• 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 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 is:

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

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.