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Introduction

Work category 121 provides for the routine care and attention of the road corridor to maintain safety, aesthetic and environmental standards.

Qualifying activities

  • Examples of qualifying activities

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

    • snow clearing and ice control
    • vegetation control (see conditions of funding below)
    • litter collection on rural roads and associated public footpaths, shared paths and cycle paths
    • removal of, and protection against, graffiti on road structures
    • maintenance and removal of effluent from stock-truck effluent disposal facilities – see Stock effluent facilities
    • any special treatment of run-off from the road to maintain water quality
    • sweeping loose chip and detritus from road intersections
    • removal of rocks and minor slip material from the road or catch fences
    • maintenance of rest areas
    • maintenance of protection planting, including maintenance pruning
    • non-recoverable costs arising from clearing the carriageway or associated footpaths, shared paths or cycle paths of damaged vehicles, crash debris and spillages that are not the responsibility of emergency services
    • non-recoverable costs associated with removal of abandoned vehicles from road reserves.

    You can discuss with Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency whether other potential activities not listed above might also be eligible for inclusion in this work category.

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  • Exclusions

    Work category 121 excludes:

    • aesthetic treatments (such as flower gardens) on berms, shoulders, medians and traffic islands
    • maintenance of the area between the kerb and the road reserve boundary in urban areas – this is not eligible for funding assistance except as described below in the conditions of funding for vegetation control
    • control of noxious plants declared in terms of the Biosecurity Act 1993 within the road reserve – this is not eligible for funding assistance unless it is included in a regional pest management strategy agreed by Waka Kotahi as applying to road reserves.
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Conditions of funding for vegetation control

Vegetation control of roadside berms, medians and traffic islands, and vegetation management of associated public footpaths, shared paths and cycle paths, is eligible for funding assistance in the following circumstances:

  • in urban areas, cutting grass to lawn standard or maintaining alternative low-cost ground cover treatments on medians and traffic islands
  • in rural areas, maintaining and cutting grass on roadside berms and unsealed shoulders to ensure:
    • adequate visibility
    • general safety
    • drainage
    • the elimination of a fire hazard or pest refuge.
  • in urban and rural areas, clearing vegetation from public footpaths, shared paths and cycle paths associated with roadways where vegetation would impede safe access and use.

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

Applying for funding approval

Applications for funding approval should be made through the maintenance module in Transport Investment Online(external link) (TIO).