This page relates to the 2021-24 National Land Transport Programme.

Introduction

Work category 323 provides for the construction of a new road or road link that is additional to the existing road network, including any associated new walking and cycling facilities and road structures.

Qualifying activities

Work category 323 is available to the following activity classes:

  • local road improvements
  • state highway improvements.

Local road and state highway improvements

Examples of qualifying activities

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

  • construction of a new road (and provision of walking and cycling facilities as appropriate under the One Network Framework), including the earthworks and pavement construction required to establish the new road
  • a bridge that forms part of a new road or road link
  • retaining structures that form part of a new road
  • stock underpasses
  • discharge of street water by means of pipes or open drains into natural watercourses, where no artificial drainage system exists, or into artificial drainage systems (sumps, mains or open drains) on, adjacent to or across the road
  • all traffic signs, pavement markings, traffic signals, lighting, etc, necessary to bring the new facility into service
  • appropriate safe system infrastructure for the road type and speed environment of the road
  • for local road projects, a property purchase costing less than $500,000.

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

Exclusions

Work category 323 excludes:

Funding assistance rate

The usual funding assistance rate (FAR) is:

or

or

  • 100% of the Waka Kotahi state highway costs.

Submitting activities for National Land Transport Programme consideration and funding approval

Approved and organisations and Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) submit these activities using the improvement activity module in Transport Investment Online (TIO).

Transport Investment Online(external link)

User guides for TIO are available in TIO.

End-of-year carryover

TIO will automatically carry over the unspent allocation every year. Therefore, it is vital that approved organisations and Waka Kotahi (for its own activities) declare the unused allocation for completed projects by making a cost-scope adjustment via the reviews module in TIO.