Work category 122: Traffic services maintenance

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 routine care and attention of:

• road furniture A general term to describe features placed on or near the road to improve safety and assist drivers. Furniture includes barriers, guard rails, lighting, parking meters, poles, posts, signs, lights, etc.
• markings, and
• carriageway That portion of the road devoted particularly to the use of travelling vehicles, including shoulders That portion of the carriageway outside the traffic lanes. . and pedestrian crossing A specially marked area giving right of way to pedestrians crossing the road. lighting.

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 122.

Examples of qualifying activities

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

• maintenance of:
  • traffic signs as accepted by the NZTA’s policy
  • road delineation marker posts A post placed at the edge of the road, equipped with a reflector to assist night driving.
  • pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings (including bus priority lane and cycleway markings on all non-separated road surfaces)
  • signs and pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings required for stock crossings
  • sight rails
• operation, maintenance and power costs of:
  • carriageway That portion of the road devoted particularly to the use of travelling vehicles, including shoulders That portion of the carriageway outside the traffic lanes. . lighting
  • belisha beacons and lighting at pedestrian crossings.

Other potential activities that are not in the above list should be discussed with the NZTA for eligibility.

Exclusions

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 excludes:

• the reinstatement of facilities maintained under 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 that is caused by maintenance or construction work – this shall be charged to the maintenance or construction project
• any capital cost either as a direct charge or by amortisation
• any costs related to amenity lighting, which includes the lighting of:
  • buildings
  • property and reserves
  • under-veranda lighting
  • festive lighting
  • any other lighting not directly related to the operation of a road.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate is:

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

Information for audit

For audit purposes, the following information must be retained by the Approved

Organisation for carriageway That portion of the road devoted particularly to the use of travelling vehicles, including shoulders That portion of the carriageway outside the traffic lanes. . lighting:

• power costs, and
• maintenance costs.

References

For detail about:

• traffic signs, see Traffic signs and pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings, and
• signs and pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings for stock crossings, see Stock crossings and Traffic signs and pavement The road structure that is constructed on the subgrade and supports the traffic loading. markings.