Identify regional issues, challenges and opportunities

Introduction

Prior to the release of the Government Policy on Land Transport Funding (GPS A Government Policy Statement on Land Transport Funding issued under section 86 of the LTMA ), the NZTA (state highways) identifies regional issues, challenges and opportunities and discusses these with:

• NZTA (planning & investment)
• Regional Transport Committees/Auckland Transport
• Approved Organisations, and
• other stakeholders as appropriate.

Indicative high level funding availability, high level investment signals and timelines for the Regional Land Transport Plan (RLTP A regional land transport plan, prepared under Part 2 of the LTMA, as from time to time amended or varied. ) delivery are also discussed.

Planning & investing for outcomes

Discussion of issues, challenges and opportunities is expected to be within the context of developing the Business Case , with the aim of aligning these with the national outcomes sought from the National Land Transport Plan (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 ) and achieving an integrated approach.